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May 27, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Samatha Kofer is a lawyer working at a big New York City law firm until the 2008 recession hit. She is forced to take a furlough and work form as a volunteer at a legal aid clinic in Virginia. The novel covers the issue of strip mining and how the mining companies cut corners to squeeze every last penny out of the mountains. This aspect of the novel interested me but most of the plot was boring and predictable. Samatha’s character development was archetypal and predictable: her transformation is bland. Samatha’s unwillingness to break the rules is irritating. Overall this novel was average and gets three out of five stars from me. @Nessie of the Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board