A review by groundedwanderlust
Karma for Beginners by Jessica Blank

1.0

I was really looking forward to reading this book but now I'm pretty sure my feelings on this book go far beyond dislike. Actually, I hate this book. This book deals with several serious, adult themes
Spoilerincluding mild pedophilia, child abandonment/endangerment, and statutory rape
in a very flippant manner. No matter what happened in the story, the characters just kept on with their lives. None of them had to face the real consequences of their actions. The setting was also a part of this book I did not like. Based on the synopsis, I thought the story would either be set in the present or in the 1970's. Having the book set in the 1980's seemed very random and actually detracted from the story by the very fact that there was absolutely no reason for it. All of the characters have extremely bad personalities with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.