3.5 stars.

This was an ok read, but not a great one. Unfortunately, I did not finish the book as I just was not feeling it, particularly as it was a bit melodramatic on more than one occasion. While the story was interesting, I found the writing to be a bit odd. I also wasn't a fan of the way that some of the characters were presented. I may try to return to this story later, but for now, it is not for me.

So this was a dnf for me. Everyone was just over the top villainous. The writing was odd, the mother was wrote at the beginning as clever but the way she was followed up was as deluded and mean. The “best friend” was terrible, the mayor, the extras everyone was just overly mean and despicable. It was just too much, too dramatic. I tried to keep going but it doesn’t seem like it’s going to get better.
I really liked the concept of this book, maybe with some rewrites it could shine.

Thank you for the arc.