1.5 stars. I've been looking forward to Sager's debut since I read the synopsis back in January, but unfortuantely, it did not live up to the hype. The broad strokes are very enjoyable especially as the plot seems to be progressing to an inevitable conclusion that is not so inevitable. However, the problem is Quincy and her inability to be anything but a victim, whether due to her own choices or the way everyone treats her--most likely a combination of both. She's a limp washrag of a character who should be getting a "beetus" diagnosis any day now. There are plenty of narrating characters I don't like but who I also really enjoy, but Quincy is not one of them. She never has to pay for her own actions (view spoiler)[and losing Jeff doesn't count because she never really wanted him in the first place (hide spoiler)]. I am getting into spoiler territory now so I'll just go with a tag for the rest: (view spoiler)[Quincy never has to deal with having her own worst secrets come to light, there seem to be no repercussions for seriously fucking up the reputation of an innocent dead kid and his family, no word that she has to give her "victim fund" back because she was flat-out wrong in her assessment of what happened that night. Quincy allows Tina to take the blame of the attempted death of Rocky, and this pisses me off more than just a little that the rich blond gets a "get out jail" free card when she put a poor Latino in the hospital and the other poor woman takes the rap for it. I'll give Sager credit that it's one of the most realistic outcomes of the entire story, but it's also messed up (hide spoiler)]. 
 Basically, the overall plot is a solid four stars but when I start looking at the details and themes, well, the stars start falling.