Trigger warning for outdated (but relevant) discrimination and mistreatment of the differently abled, people of color, and lgbtq+ members of society. Also teen pregnancy and graphic miscarriage descriptions.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this Advanced Copy in exchange for an honest review.

I gave this a 2.5, but for Netgalley and Goodreads purposes I did round up to a 3 because I understood why people enjoyed this book and what the author was attempting to do. Tough stories have to be told, but I think that the over all way this was told just was not completely for me, which is okay! Writing about unpleasant history can be, well, unpleasant but I think I just couldn’t get my mind around the story or characters. I think this would work better if I tell you what I liked and didn't like in bullet point format.

What I enjoyed:
-Multiple POVs to get to know each character
-Each character was from a differently walk of life (i.e. POC, differently abled, LGBTQ+, etc)
-Author wasn't afraid to tackle difficult topics or story matter
-Writing definitely brought out the right amount of anger in reader (i.e. me)

What I didn't enjoy so much:
-Couldn't fully connect w/ characters
-Content was definitely difficult to read
-Overall writing style wasn't for me

In the authors note it was pointed out that the author pulled all of the dialogue from real medical regards and so the horrible way these girls were treated and described was very real and I don’t doubt that. I just....I could not get into this book and I’ll admit I really wish I could. Great subject matter, tough content and definitely triggering. I just don’t think that it was for me ultimately. That being said, I noticed that a lot of people who did have the opportunity to read this book, did enjoy it, which is why I think it's important to form your own opinions. If you think this is something you'd be into, check it out! It was released a couple of weeks ago. Just be safe when reading.