I finished Chapter 3, about the "trial" of restorative justice. I sat on such a committee for two years. Sometimes things went well, sometimes not. I appreciate that you did not whitewash this process.
Reading your work, I just found it a big advertisement for social issue after social issue after social issue. You touch on so many themes in such a short time. And it's all good. It shows how connected everything is. This is a good genre.
Then I realized that I'm kind of doing the same thing with my TDG novels. There are more than a few social issues to go along with the main story. But my social issues show up at a lower frequency in my books than in yours.
So far, I'm really liking your book.
There will be review on my Medium pub as well as Amazon.