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A review by wdianasheppard
The Gaps by Leanne Hall
4.0
“If women hold up half the sky, then why are we so disposable?”
This slow-burn, intense YA thriller wasn't interested in spooks and scares so much as it was interested in microaggressions and the societal prejudices that make some victims worth pursuing, and others... not. "The Gaps" follows the tale of two girls who react to a missing classmate's abduction. "The Gaps" is a subtle, careful work, hyper-aware of how privilege and race infiltrate true crime. It was definitely a slower-paced novel - it took me a bit to get into it - but once I was into it, the rest of the book went by so quickly. Highly recommended to anyone who wants a thoughtful reaction to violence against women, rather than a pure who-dun-it.
This slow-burn, intense YA thriller wasn't interested in spooks and scares so much as it was interested in microaggressions and the societal prejudices that make some victims worth pursuing, and others... not. "The Gaps" follows the tale of two girls who react to a missing classmate's abduction. "The Gaps" is a subtle, careful work, hyper-aware of how privilege and race infiltrate true crime. It was definitely a slower-paced novel - it took me a bit to get into it - but once I was into it, the rest of the book went by so quickly. Highly recommended to anyone who wants a thoughtful reaction to violence against women, rather than a pure who-dun-it.