Lakewood

Had this on the shelf for a while and kept meaning to get to it. Finally did! 
This is a slow burn about a young woman that is pulled into what she thinks is a trial experiment that pays way too well. She just wants to make enough to take care of her mother and pay off their debts. It's not too much to ask, although the pay and benefits seem to good to be true. A deep dive about government experiments that deals with class, race, and whether or not you can continue to have control/consent while in a situation filled with unknowns. 
I made the mistake of reading this while also reading The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher for the book club I'm in. So it was sadly just two slow burns at the same time. Honestly why it took me most of the month to read a 300 page book. I could see a reread for this one one day, I enjoyed it, but it was just a lot of nothing for a long period time across two books. 
I really enjoyed the concepts and themes this book was jumping into, I just didn't grasp it as much as I would have if I read it faster/with no other book. Personally a 3/5*.