This is the kind of book that makes me wish I could write. It captured me from the very start and kept moving at a good pace. Great character development, I really did not want it to end I became so involved in the characters. And the story was written in such a way that you found yourself having many different emotions and feelings toward each of the characters. I'd love to find another book by this author. The first narrator in this story is a young girl in an abusive family and the other (in a jump in time) is her orphaned son. The book covers some pretty deep themes such as emotional abuse and alcoholism, but this is done seamlessly through the characters who are engaging and complex. The book had me thinking about the characters for many days after I finished. They felt real enough to continue worrying about them after I was done! This was a highly engaging read that I highly recommend.
I started this book, put it down and started back into it. Just can't seem to like it.
—aeconnelly
I liked the story, but I thought yhe ending was abrupt.
—Steve
I really like this book felt sad in some parts of it.
—shanziie
