This book was wild in many different ways. It had such a gossip girl vibe to it that I enjoyed, and the audiobook narrator was really playing that up! But sometimes the characters and situations were so absolutely ridiculous that I wasn’t to smash my head into something 😂 maybe it’s things that I’m missing from it’s source material? I’m not sure. But overall I enjoyed being brought back to that gossip girl feeling that I’ve missed! 

For the age group it’s made for, this was a good scary book! It has its moments that make you go 🤔 but for the most part it’s enjoyable! This was another VRC book for me! 

It took me longer to get into this book than I thought it would, but once I finally connected with it I ended up loving it! I can’t wait to read the next one! 

The moment the author said not having money stems from having low self esteem I was done. 

Another VRC! 
I agree with the many others who have said this, but the book was not titled correctly. The book more so focused on the causes and lead up to the riot rather than the riot itself. It almost rushes through the riot itself in comparison to all the build up it gave. While this build up was important, I wish it had more focus on the riot itself and it’s outcomes. 
Also, I don’t know if this is marketed towards middle grade or not, but the school I work at (a middle school) has this on a list of books to read for a competition this year and I’m not sure that this is grade level appropriate. I’m 26 years old and some of this was a little wordy to me or information heavy. I would think for the middle level it should be broken down a bit more? Maybe that’s just me though. 

Whoever came up with the phrase “saving the best for last” meant it about me reading this as my last book of 2021. DEAR LORD. I don’t think words can express how much I loved this book. The characters. The love. The culture. There were so many layers to this book that made it as amazing as it is. I cried, I laughed, and I was on the edge of my seat. I cannot wait to force everyone I love to read this, and for future me to reread this. 

I absolutely loved this book, and watching Clara and Josh gradually fall together. I appreciated the normalization of women’s pleasure and the sex industry as well! I think this book had a lot of topics it tried to cover and it did a great job overall! I can’t wait to read the next one! 

VRC read! I think this is a SUPER important book for middle grade students to read. I think this age group has a hard find understanding boundaries sometimes, and this is a good way for them to understand how that can go wrong. 
The only thing that I didn’t totally enjoy with this one was some of the language. It sounded like someone from back in the 50’s or 60’s with phrases like “being fresh” used to mean being rude, which sounded completely outdated. I think if some of that could’ve been updated it would have felt more authentic.

Another VRC book for work! I really enjoyed this one. It had great humor but the murder mystery was also quite entertaining! The twist at the end I didn’t see coming either! I may have to check out the other books in this series!