He is not, by the way, the father of my unborn child. He’s not my boyfriend either.
-- Tegan (Chapter 1 paragraph N/A)

Importance: These words draw suspense at the beginning of the novel as the reader is left to wonder at who Jackson is to Tegan. They also ask the question of who the baby’s father really is. The author is careful to dish out details slowly in order to establish a sense of suspense.

And now it all makes a sudden horrible kind of sense. I knew I didn’t have that much to drink that night. I have never been blackout drunk in my entire life, and certainly not after a couple of beers. Simon slipped something into my drink. And then when we got back to my hotel room, he…
-- Tegan (Chapter 5 paragraph N/A)

Importance: These words reflect one of the first plot twists in the novel as Tegan begins to realize that she had been...