A little more than a month ago, I reviewed this book. I enjoyed it – and just found out from the author that it won the Somerset International Award for Contemporary Fiction. Congratulations to Nova Garcia! Check out her book now! https://www.novagarcia.net/
This was an engaging story with a mix of mystery/suspense and humor that melded well. The main character, Julia, has to find employees to hire for the call center of the newspaper where she works. Her boss is someone I wanted to slap, and then call out for what he does to her. While I understand the author’s reasoning for the character not to go to HR, it still made me cringe. But things like this do happen, even today. I loved that Julia was a list-maker. And that part of Carmen’s story is told through her diary. And how having a baby is not easy – before, during, and after. I liked that Julia and her best friend, Jerry, go on a hunt for the truth about Carmen and her life.
The story includes issues about abuse and intimidation as well as human marketing which can be a trigger for some. But these are also things that happen in our world which makes the story realistic and current.
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