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The Payback
The Payback: A Novel | Kashana Cauley
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When Jada Williams is relentlessly pursued by the Debt Police, she is left with no choice but to take down her student loan company with the help of two mall coworkersfrom the author of the lethally witty (The New York Times Book Review) The Survivalists. Jada Williams is good at judging people by their looks. From across the mall, she can tell not only someones inseam and pants size, but exactly what style they need to transform their life. Too bad shes no longer using this superpower as a wardrobe designer to Hollywood stars, but for minimum wage plus commission at the Glendale mall. When Jada is fired yet again, she is forced to outrun the newly instated Debt Police who are out for blood. But Jada, like any great antihero, is not going to wait for the cops to come kick her around. With the help of two other debt-burdened mall coworkers, she hatches a plan for revenge. Together the three women plan a heist to erase their student loans forever and get back at the system that promised them everything and then tried to take it back. The Payback is a razor-sharp and hilarious dissection of race and capitalism from one of the most original and exciting writers at work today.
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The Payback: A Novel | Kashana Cauley
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I loved this book due to its uniqueness (even though a "Debt Police" sounds terrifying). I liked the pace of it and read about 30% in almost one sitting. It does turn a little bit slow after that, but then it starts to pick up again at around 70%.

I felt the story was well constructed, I loved the author's writing and the final outcome of the story.

Loved!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #arc Pub Date: 7/15/25

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The Payback: A Novel | Kashana Cauley
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I started this one a few weeks ago and read about 30% and put it down, because I was distracted with other books. Decided to pick it up again last night and I‘m 50% in now and it‘s getting so interesting.

With the political climate the way it is in the US at the moment, a “Debt Police,” does not read so fictional. 😐

#arc

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