Sandra Block

She doesn't remember that night. But she will never be the same. One moment, Dahlia is a successful Harvard student; the next, she wakes up from a party, the victim of a brutal assault. Her life veers into a tailspin, and what's worse -- her memory of the attack has been ripped away, leaving a cold rage in its wayke. Now, years later, Dahlia is a tattooed paralegal suffering from PTSD and still haunted by that night. Until one day, a video surfaces online, and Dahlia sees her attack for the first time. Now she knows what happened to her. And she knows who is to blame. Her rage is no longer cold, but burning, red hot. And she is about to make everyone pay.

What Happened That Night

chloe mcpherson

****Content warning: sexual abuse & suicide****

Dahlia couldn't be more happy with her life, on her way to becoming a lawyer at Harvard University. But everything changes when Dahlia is brutally raped by multiple men at a party.
5 years later Dahlia is now working as a paralegal, suffering from ptsd from that night she can't remember. She has worked so hard to try get on with her life but her life is changed once again when a video of her assault has surfaced online. 
Not trusting the cops to bring these men justice, Dahlia decides to take that responsibility into her own hands with the help of her co-worker James who struggles with issues of his own.

This book was so gut wrenching with graphic details of sexual abuse, I think the author handled the topic strongly, not shying away from certain parts. I like how the story was told from a woman who is fighting to take back control of her life and getting justice for the things she and many other girls have gone through.
I liked the friendship/romance between Dahlia and James. 
The ending had me tearing up a bit even though I kind of guessed early on how it was going to end.

For someone such as myself who does not have broad knowledge of Aspergers, I can not comment on how well the representation shown through James character who does have Aspergers.

Thank you netgalley and the publishers and the author for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

armoni mayes

Micke Newcomb

She doesn't remember that night. But she will never be the same. One moment, Dahlia is a successful Harvard student; the next, she wakes up from a party, the victim of a brutal assault. Her life veers into a tailspin, and what's worse — her memory of the attack has been ripped away, leaving a cold rage in its wayke. Now, years later, Dahlia is a tattooed paralegal suffering from PTSD and still haunted by that night. Until one day, a video surfaces online, and Dahlia sees her attack for the first time. Now she knows what happened to her. And she knows who is to blame. Her rage is no longer cold, but burning, red hot. And she is about to make everyone pay.

What Happened That Night

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