This book was too graphic for my tastes. Sorry but I just couldn’t keep reading it. I feel it was a honest attempt at realistic book about a rape but just was a little too much for me.

An incredibly powerful novel in this time of “me too” reads. I was especially loved by the idea of outside forces power over our friendships or relationships. Reminded me of Sally Rooney’s books which I adore.

The topics in the book (sexual assault and trauma) are timely and important, and are what, ultimately, drew me to this novel. I think I expected the chaotic feeling of the novel and think it may have actually added to the emotion as I read, but I think that melodramatic undertones took away from the message. Overall, I can’t decide if the plot confusion was intentional or not... I know that the characters were the book’s saving grace. The secondary characters, especially, are what made me keep reading.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book.

A brutally sharp and revealing novel that tears back the layers of friendship, assault and gingerly finds a way back to healing. An edgy read that glosses over nothing and is emotionally raw and skillfully written.