DANG this was so good. It's such a complexly layered story and the faux-journal format works SO WELL and the ballpoint pen on lined paper artwork is INCREDIBLE. I couldn't put this down.

Also FYI, something that I wasn't aware of before reading (and that I always like to know about books for readers advisory factors) is that the main character and her brother are biracial, and the main character, Karen, is also exploring her queer sexuality.

There's some fairly graphic and fucked up content in here but I think older teens could get a lot of out of it.