This book is a solid 3 stars for 3 reasons. The synopsis of this book completely gave away the plot. I knew how this book was going to end before I picked it up. Secondly, the social commentary is so heavy handed. I like a fiction that shows me not tells me and the black trauma, BLM, black mental health topics were in essentially every conversation that our characters had. This book felt more like a literary fiction that uses thriller as a vehicle to keep the plot moving. That brings me to my third point, that pacing of this book felt off to me. At one point it felt to slow, only to all of a sudden be at the end.

I will say that if you are wanting to read a fiction looking to learn more about these topics, this is a good book to start.