Helpful Score: 1
Loved this book. One of the few books I've read lately, maybe in the past year, that I didn't want to put down. That I carried with me rather than leave for bedside reading.
The main character, Sophy, is believable and accessible. Conflicted. Complicated. Imperfect. Her love life doesn't tie up neatly with a shiny ribbon. She revisits an earlier choice between saving herself and saving someone she loves, now struggling to keep the guilt at bay. And then faces an unexpected choice again. This character grows and learns to accept that which she can't control or understand, most typically what real life is about.
I would have liked to have known more about her marriage, some concrete examples of why she had to leave. More about her decision to enter recovery. I felt like one of her stepdaughters, protected from potentially too private or hurtful information.
But overall, I found the storyline engrossing and emotionally satisfying. At times a bit too unbelievable (too many momentous events happening in a few short days). Still, I wanted to follow her quest and get answers and like Vicki, I wanted to see if there would be a happy ending.
The main character, Sophy, is believable and accessible. Conflicted. Complicated. Imperfect. Her love life doesn't tie up neatly with a shiny ribbon. She revisits an earlier choice between saving herself and saving someone she loves, now struggling to keep the guilt at bay. And then faces an unexpected choice again. This character grows and learns to accept that which she can't control or understand, most typically what real life is about.
I would have liked to have known more about her marriage, some concrete examples of why she had to leave. More about her decision to enter recovery. I felt like one of her stepdaughters, protected from potentially too private or hurtful information.
But overall, I found the storyline engrossing and emotionally satisfying. At times a bit too unbelievable (too many momentous events happening in a few short days). Still, I wanted to follow her quest and get answers and like Vicki, I wanted to see if there would be a happy ending.
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