Extremely annoying pacing/massively boring sections, which is kind of incredible since the whole book (my edition) is under 200pp. Can’t say I really enjoyed this, but I did find the moral complexity intriguing. Also, the futility of it all! Such an unsatisfying ending but in a way where that’s the whole point…

This book certainly demands that its reader suspend disbelief in the absolute extreme—like, don’t think too deeply about how this world works. Maybe just stop thinking.

But! It’s really quite fun and packs a major twist.

CW: suicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault including that of a minor

Man oh man, the men in this book…..whew. The “likable” male characters include:

- detective Tom Schultz, who makes fun of Goldy at every turn for trying to investigate a case that is directly impacting her livelihood. A case that he is not doing shittttt to investigate. Also he wants to date Goldy while she is a suspect. And every time she finds something out about the case, he takes credit for it. And he’s the main love interest. lmao

- this guy named Pomeroy, who’s like hot and brooding or something but then we find out that he’s brooding because HIS WIFE HAD AN ABORTION WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION . Seriously. Genuinely.

Then of course there are the unlikable male characters: an actual wife-beater and an extremely predatory and abusive old man. And both of these dudes are gynecologists.

Much to unpack here…