Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Angela Hayes

Boundaries by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“Everyone at work teased me. They called me the “anti-social social worker.” They were not too far from the truth. My office, just two doors away from the morgue, is where I spend most of my time. They said I spent more time with the dead than the living. I liked it that way. Death was a big part of my job. Maybe, my favorite.”

“After hours of researching support groups and trauma, I was drawn into the cause. The more I looked, the more I found. One click led to another. Trauma affected far more people than I had ever imagined. Sexual abuse, sexual assault, physical abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, neglect, domestic violence, the death of a loved one; the list was endless. The more information I found, the more I wanted. This assignment awoke something in me, it made me feel things I had not felt in a long time.”

Boundaries is the first book in the Scope of Practice series by Jessica Aiken-Hall. This is an intriguing, thought-provoking, and suspenseful mystery crime novel- full of drama, twists and turns, and emotion.
Valerie Williamson isn’t your typical social worker- she has solid boundaries which make her seem a little distant and unapproachable. Her barriers stem from her past and has earned her the reputation of being the ‘anti-social social worker’. So, when she is forced to organize and lead a trauma support group- little does Valerie realise how many boundaries would be crossed, and just how far out of her comfort zone she will be pushed. Valerie is about to discover a lot more than she bargained for- that’s for sure.
Looking forward to seeing what’s in store for us, and Valerie, in book two!

Thank you, Jessica Aiken-Hall!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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