The subject matter of underage sexual activity made me somewhat uncomfortable, but other than that it was a decent read. I liked the character of Detective Jackson, but some of the other characters were a bit over the top and lacked much in the way of nuance. ( )

At a birth-control clinic a bomb explodes and fatally injures a young girl, and later another young client is found murdered. It is the job of Detective Jackson to determine if there is a connection and who the murderer is. ( )

Elementary writing. Easy to guess plot. Would be a book that might interest a young adult (teenager to early 20s), but I was only mildly present while reading it. First book for this author, so I'm chalking it up to growing pains. I may or may not read others by this author...haven't decided. ( )

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This book was less than half the price of most Kindle books, so I decided to give it a try after reading a couple of reviews on this site.

Overall, it was an interesting story, definitely more "young adult" than anything I've read lately, but plenty grown-up enough to be intriguing. It turned out to be a pretty decent murder mystery, with a healthy dose of Thirteen-style shocking kids-are-doing-what?? and some fairly simple but nonetheless unusual and welcome discussion of reproductive justice and religion issues.

One complaint: I really wish the author had found herself a better copy editor. I was distracted pretty frequently by spelling/grammar errors. I recall a use of "their" instead of "they're," a "breeched" instead of "breached," and a "sarcasticly" (yikes!).

Also, one fairly significant flaw in the plot... in my personal experience, and from everything I've read, Planned Parenthood would never attempt to dispense birth control (or, presumably, treat for STDs) without doing a pregnancy test first. ( )