Flora has finally found the stability she has searched for her entire life: a new career as a nurse, a new condo, and a new boyfriend. Everything seems to be falling into place until she notices a large number of her newborn patients are dying. The only thing the babies appear to have in common is that they all are born to illegal immigrants. Coincidence? Or is there something more sinister going on? When a frantic mother approaches Flora for help, she must risk everything in order to find the truth.
If could have given it more than five stars I would have. This seriously should be made into a movie! I enjoyed the book so much. The storyline was fantastic. I thought I had the bad person figured out but it turned out to be someone else.
A full review will be on Reedsy. Here's my general take though:
For being a hardcore survivor, a badass if you will, Flora romanticizes every instance of niceness shown to her and is a damsel trope perhaps a bit too much.
Despite the problems with the [medical] language and a minor mistake in how police cars work, the Code Pink mystery is well-conceived, enjoyable, and balanced in its pace. There are plenty of options for the reader to wonder who is telling the truth or who among them will betray Flora’s trust. The plot of Hispanic babies disappearing is heart-wrenching and timely with a main character as the sole person who shows compassion and the spirit to save them.
Wow! Great job on your first novel Rachel O'Day! I just got it Friday and finished it today! (Sunday) It definitely kept me in suspense waiting to see what would happen next!