Not a good sign that I barely remember this two weeks after reading it. I just didn’t connect with the characters, nor could I imagine a whole town that acts the way this one acts. Yay for diversity, but sandwiching this between two Georgette Heyers did it no favors.
“Shrugging was her favorite nonverbal weapon. People usually interpreted it to mean whatever they wanted, which was always convenient.” 🤷🏽♀️ “She wondered if she should’ve done this lying down, to minimize the roll situation, but then decided that rolls were fine. If they were going to do anything interesting, rolls would eventually occur.”