320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616206215
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 08 January 2019
Description
"A heady admixture of explosive plot and taut, burnished prose . . . Mesha Maren writes like a force of nature." --Lauren Groff, author of Florida In 1989, Jodi McCarty is seventeen years old when she's sentenced to life in prison. When she's rel...
Community Reviews Summary of 446 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
sad 57%
tense 57%
reflective 42%
challenging 26%
adventurous 23%
mysterious 23%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 39% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Gun violence, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Child death, Vomit
320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616206215
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 08 January 2019
Description
"A heady admixture of explosive plot and taut, burnished prose . . . Mesha Maren writes like a force of nature." --Lauren Groff, author of Florida In 1989, Jodi McCarty is seventeen years old when she's sentenced to life in prison. When she's rel...
Community Reviews Summary of 446 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
sad 57%
tense 57%
reflective 42%
challenging 26%
adventurous 23%
mysterious 23%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 39% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Gun violence, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Child death, Vomit