I really wanted to love this book but the writing didn't connect for me and felt flat and slow at times. I struggled with wanting to pick the book up. Although the book covered important subjects that interest me, it didn't come alive for me.
I gave up on the book at 60%

I read a copy of this through Netgalley.
I loved Mavis's POV and the authors decision to write her POV the way Mavis's would say them. I have never so clearly heard a characters voice before so thankyou for bring Mavis to life.
I also liked that the author did not shy away from very sensitive topics such as inter-racial relationships, abuse of women, rape and how the female body is viewed by society.
Unfortunately I felt that the first 50% of this book was boring except for Mavis's POV and a few sections that i felt gave the characters layers and more human. However, around the 50% mark i felt this book picked up and I began to fly through it because I wanted to see how things would turn out.