Worthy of note: violence against women is a common theme throughout the book. There is mention of a relationship that a main character had with an older man when she was a teenager. There is no detailed discussion of their sexual relationship, although it is specified that he waited until she was "of age" (16) to engage with her sexually. This character also mentions that she was a sex worker as a teenager. During a police report, it is mentioned that a crime was not sexually motivated; the book specifies that this means the victim was not raped. This is mentioned twice over the course of the story. In one scene, a couple has sex despite the fact that the woman involved does not want to; this is because she "does not know how to say no". The encounter is not necessarily forceful, but some may find it uncomfortable (pg. 268). On another occasion, the man in this relationship tries to persuade the woman to "come back to bed" and she says no, but he holds her forcefully and says "I'm not taking no for an answer" (pg. 274).