I loved the idea of this book. And the narrator, Mercedes, is likeable and probably the only reason I finished it. Unfortunately, there were a lot of downfalls that would prevent me from recommending it to others.

For one, the villain is one-dimensional. Other than appearance, there was nothing redeemable about him. In fact, all of the male characters were flat, boring, and predictable. Mercedes and Faye were the only characters that had positive attributes with their flaws, instead of just good like Angela or just bad like Kim. The parts of the end that I wanted to know more were rushed; the stuff I didn't care about, the author dwelled.

In the end, I didn't care what happened to the characters. I was disappointed by the obvious decisions. The first chapter held such potential.