We see from a split perspective of past and present events, from her meeting Peter a religious guy supposedly and now after the abortion struggling to understand how and why he won't get in touch.
After care sees her friend Rose looking out for her especially as word gets out Peter is now with his best friend Vanessa. It just so happens Vanessa used to be Gens old best friend. Struggling to move on, she suddenly meets Seth at a party held at her cousin Delilah and a spark is instant between them, only the next day
Gen and Seth's lives collide once again when he introduces her to the idea of auditioning in New York as he is also a theatre lover and urges her to perform again as her dad would want her to.
We also see everything come full circle for Gen when Peter suddenly shows up out of the blue once again and a family tragedy reunited the cousins after a fall out.
In Gen's life we see her lack of parenting for her or her sister as her dad does from a heroin overdose due to a life long battle with drugs in the scene of him being a playwright and their Mum suffers with her mental health and isn't always reliable to be around. The themes of abortion, pregnancy and suicide/mental health are dealt with in a way we see how it causes pain for each involved and those around them and just how much a support network can help as well as a good shoulder to cry on as Rose is a strong and supporting friend of Gen's. I also loved how each chapter started with a title from the list of after abortion care and how it plays a part in the story.
Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!
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