Charlotte paradise's prose is amazingly raw and frank, so much that I had trouble reading it. You don't have the time breathing, unless you close the book and take a break from it.
The purpose of the book isn't entertainment or distraction, sometimes I really couldn't take it anymore.
Survivors of SA, I truly don't recommend reading it. Deeply triggering.
Overall it is an impressing debut, thoughtfully written.

thank you netgalley for the copy.

2.5 rounded up

This wasn't for me. Not necessarily content wise but in terms of storytelling style. It made me feel more like an observer than an immersed reader. I struggled to care about the characters, which was odd, because I liked Sara, and Miles was okay, too--though, with him, the narration too often didn't match the indication given by the text itself, for example the narrator said something in an unsure way but follows it up with "he said condescendingly" (paraphrasing here). That took me out several times. But nothing felt urgent or interesting enough, the pacing was kind of sluggish. There's a bit of head-hopping, too... Overall, I think if you have similar experiences to Sara this will be more "your thing".

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK Audio for the audiobook ARC in exchange for an honest review!