Duke's Ice Creamery gets robbed, with Minerva Gutiérrez holding the bag--of cash, which she hands over, despite wishing she'd stolen it herself. Min is having a rough time of it. Her mother is out of the picture, Min was expelled from school, she ghosted her best friend Mary, and she's struggling financially. Her other best friend, CeCe, is a drug dealer who hooks Min up now and again with cash and weed in exchange for rides in Min's mother's car (which she's not supposed to drive). Her life is pretty shitty, which makes for a hard read for much of the book, and I didn't always want to stick with it.

Things look up with Minerva reconnects with Mary--and Mary connects with CeCe. The three of them hatch a get rich quick scheme--discovering the "treasure" that is supposedly hidden at Duke's. As with all get-rich-quick schemes, there are hiccups, including with Min's love interest, Duke's assistant manager, Eli. Read if you're patient and have a high tolerance for self-sabotage (that's caused by racism, poverty, and grief).