2019: So this was a great and engaging story and I loved following the multi-dimensional characters of Beartown around and learning about their lives. The only thing that really annoyed me was the constant “cliff-hanger-inspired” sentences that ended chapters and interspersed changes in POV. It seemed very early-2000’s Jodi Picoult and totally unnecessary in what was otherwise a well crafted, multifaceted story about a very difficult topic. (Actually, it’s not that difficult, #believewomen)