The upside: this book has an A-plot that stands separate from the romance B-plot. Also its promotes queer representation in romance media and that’s a good thing.
Criticisms: the narrative suffers from the trope that the protagonist is the most competent character in the book. Despite the presence of other powerful characters, the protagonist takes roughly 95% of any actions of consequence to confront the antagonists or deduce their machinations.
Intrigue is limited, action and sex scenes feel rushed, and most of the secondary characters lack substantial depth beyond what role they play in a scene.
The reader does a sufficient job but likewise runs into some pacing issues, both with rushed action and in-chapter scene changes.