I finished this a day after it published and I’ve sat on my review to really gather my thoughts because they were really up and down most of the book. The novel follows Jade a young lawyer who’s been sexually assaulted but has no recollection of the night and is now trying to navigate life thereafter. 

The novel is broken down into three sections which I feel we’re given three different sides of Jade. Part one we have successful lawyer Jade with the perfect boyfriend, caring family, great friends, white picket fence all the good stuff up until that tragic night. 

Part two we journey through life with broken Jade. The young woman now unsure of herself and is lost in the world because she can’t cope with what she’s experienced and is afraid to speak up about it. This is silent Jade, depressed Jade, confused and traumatized Jade. 

Then part three we experience healing Jade. She went from the young woman who had it all together and life mapped out to just simply Jade. Picking up the pieces of a shattered life at no fault of her own we get to see courageous Jade. Jade who will and can now stand on her own two feet because she knows her worth and refuses to accept anything less than what she deserves JUSTICE‼️

Overall this was a decent debut but the pacing was really slow. I ended up using audio to finish which made reading a little better. The beginning was overly descriptive and it took a few chapters to circle back around to what really happened that night. Josh’s reaction to that night pissed me off and Kit’s inconsiderate behavior toward Jade was unacceptable. I have no words for her parents maybe it’s their culture. We all need friends like Adele loved her. HR was only there to protect the company not Jade. Special thanks to the author, @simonbooks, @bookclubfavorites for my gifted copy‼️