While I understand that the world and time period depicted in the book are complete works of fiction, the use of words like “cool”, “crazy”, “slut”, and worst of all “as-if” stick out like a sore thumb and make the story feel far more juvenile than it should be. This is compounded by the narrators valley girl accent for every female character and horrendous Scottish accent for characters who don’t need to have one.

With those gripes aside, the book was a solid listen for me. It had good storyline progression and a solid main character who I was able to invest in emotionally with ease. I am looking forward to seeing what book 2 holds.