Girl One is one unhappy girl. Who can blame her? A lot of men in the world are pissed off that a few women gave birth without any help from men. I mean, no help at all. We're talking virgin births. Nine girls have been born and are now young adults. Some dudes think they're freaks, monsters, or witches. And some men (I'm looking at you, GOP) think women's uteruses must be controlled. Women who can give birth without men need to be destroyed.
Girl One, aka Josephine, is on the run, searching for her kidnapped mother while pursued by murderous men, strange men, unknown men, and worst of all, an author. Along the way she finds more of the original nine, but also finds murder, arson, and...supernatural powers. It seems that virgin births breed miracles. But, is that enough to survive the misogyny that threatens to destroy the girls and their mothers?
This is a novel with a lot of fast-paced action, mystery, even mind control. Birds falling from the sky, too. And it reminds us that men still find reproduction a mystery and some men still want to control that mystery. A gripping read with characters you'll like, and some that you'll want to jump into the book and kill them before they do worse things. (Wouldn't you love to jump into books and throttle those who need it? Or boink others who need it?)
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