Brigid's writing is evolving with the times. She wasn't afraid to touch upon race, sexism, and classism in this one. Granted, you can only go so deep and only be so nuanced regarding all these topics in a 300 page book but she goes there.

Rob and Maegan are both privileged white kids experiencing unfortunate circumstances, some of their own making like Maegan's cheating, and some outside of themselves like Rob's parent's financial decisions. Regardless, their situations forced them to take a deeper look at the way they lived and how they experienced the world prior to their current situation and outcast statuses.

Rob has to learn what it's like to fail and admittedly, even then he fails up. He's a white kid and though he's going through the wringer socially, he still has the bonus that he is a white male. He'll ultimately be fine. He is the epitome of privilege. Drew, a Black fellow classmate, not so subtly points this out.

Maegan, a cop's daughter, has some very black and white views on the world. But once she starts engaging with others a little more, she's forced to realize that she doesn't live in a vacuum. People make mistakes. Circumstances change. She had to learn to adapt to that.

Brigid is always a solid enjoyable read.