s good as Pieces of Her, but it is still a solid follow-up. However, I did have some issues with it, because I guess in the 1980s, it was normal for parents to victim-blame their own daughters? This isn't necessarily a gripe with Slaughter's writing, but more a gripe because it was SO infuriating to listen to Emily's parents disgusting, victim-blaming, misogynistic response to their daughter being assaulted. Also, virtually every character is completely unlikeable aside from Emily, Jack, Andrea, Mike, and Bible. I know that's kind of the point, because at least one of them assaulted Emily, but they're awful, awful people. Kudos to Slaughter, I guess, for really riling up my emotions in this one!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC audiobook!30:T4ba,Pros:

For those of us who weren’t around or not aware of more hot topics in the early eighties this book shines a very bright light on some key things that are important to remember. Women were treated significantly worse then. The medical scene in this book would blow up these days and not be accepted. Also, the fear of homosexuality that is shown and discussed is important. Often, with both fights we get discouraged because there is still so far to go, it is important to remember how far we have come.

Andrea is really becoming her own person in this book and it is everything I wanted for her. In book one she was so reactionary that you didn’t really get to see how her mind works, here you can and it’s such a great development for the series.

Cons:

I get that the time jumping is a style set up from book one I just wish they had another way to share what is being learned and that it was being learned by the investigative team at the same time the reader learned it.

The chapters are still very long. Not like the paperback version of the first book but it makes this a much harder book to pick up and read when you just have a few minutes.

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