(2.5 stars) The concept is intriguing but the execution just wasn't there. Giddings is a good writer, but the book was just too thin and felt like a short story that had been rushed into a novel.

I rarely felt that the tension was appropriate for the high-stakes plot points, and this might have had to do with Adenrele Oja's narration, which was one-note (and the note was too calm and almost sing-song as she described some pretty terrifying situations).

If you're interested in reading this, I'd say give the hard copy a try. I hope her second novel is better developed. I'd definitely check out Giddings's short fiction, and I bet it's great.