Chanelle Benz

I heard this as an audiobook, which may have affected my review. My main impression is that Billie acted more like a teenager than the 35 year old she was. She primarily focuses on how not having a father affected her. She had a hard time moving forward with her life, and I'm not sure I believed that a short visit back to her father's hometown is going to solve that.

Characters seemed real. The plot pulled me along--read it in a couple days. Timely with current heightened attention to ongoing racism in US culture.

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/vdrgLXW1Yo0

Enjoy!

Alternating perspectives from several characters shows how people justify silence to protect themselves or those they love. It also slightly demonstrates how people who don't speak up can still consider themselves a "good" person. The narrative was engaging and the subject thought-provoking.