This book could be depressing to read for anyone who has or is experiencing any kind of abuse - physical, emotional, sexual. Aside from that, it had an interesting story line with well defined characters.
Maisey and her daughter Elle reminded me very much of Rory and her mother in the Gilmore Girls TV series -the relationship they had, the maturity of the daughter.
I would have thought Leah would have recognized the abusive controlling behavior Greg had after having lived with someone like Boots who had similar characteristics and would have warned her daughter not to be involved with Greg. Instead, according to her husband Walter, she liked Greg and pushed for her daughter to marry him.
I was glad that Walter was strong enough to confront Boots and set the record straight in regards to Leah's behavior. It was heartwarming to read that the sisters were back together.
Tony had so much to deal with from his own memories of abuse in his family. His mother and sisters stood by him. That was important for him to be able to heal.
This was an interesting book. Now we need to read something lighter.
This book was depressing even for someone without experience with any kind of abuse. I can't say that I enjoyed it. I agree with the interesting story line, but I wasn't as impressed with the characters. I felt they were one dimensional in many cases and had one thing that defined them. For example, Tony seemed only to be a man with a devastating secret. We didn't see much else about him.
I like the parallel you make with Gilmore Girls. You are right! I didn't pick up on that, which is strange because I own the whole series of Gilmore Girls.
I was also surprised that Leah did not see the parallels with Greg and Boots. Did she learn anything from her experience? The author painted her as a strong character, but didn't show much growth.
The other thing I struggled with was the characterizations of Tony's mother and sisters. They seemed so untouched by their own abuse while everyone around them was crippled in some way by abuse. Is it just that we didn't see enough of their characters until Tony's intervention?
And finally, the ending left me unsatisfied. Do you think Tony and Maisey will work out considering the amount of baggage each has? What about Greg and his wife? The ending just felt rushed to me.
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This book could be depressing to read for anyone who has or is experiencing any kind of abuse - physical, emotional, sexual. Aside from that, it had an interesting story line with well defined characters.
Maisey and her daughter Elle reminded me very much of Rory and her mother in the Gilmore Girls TV series -the relationship they had, the maturity of the daughter.
I would have thought Leah would have recognized the abusive controlling behavior Greg had after having lived with someone like Boots who had similar characteristics and would have warned her daughter not to be involved with Greg. Instead, according to her husband Walter, she liked Greg and pushed for her daughter to marry him.
I was glad that Walter was strong enough to confront Boots and set the record straight in regards to Leah's behavior. It was heartwarming to read that the sisters were back together.
Tony had so much to deal with from his own memories of abuse in his family. His mother and sisters stood by him. That was important for him to be able to heal.
This was an interesting book. Now we need to read something lighter.
This book was depressing even for someone without experience with any kind of abuse. I can't say that I enjoyed it. I agree with the interesting story line, but I wasn't as impressed with the characters. I felt they were one dimensional in many cases and had one thing that defined them. For example, Tony seemed only to be a man with a devastating secret. We didn't see much else about him.
I like the parallel you make with Gilmore Girls. You are right! I didn't pick up on that, which is strange because I own the whole series of Gilmore Girls.
I was also surprised that Leah did not see the parallels with Greg and Boots. Did she learn anything from her experience? The author painted her as a strong character, but didn't show much growth.
The other thing I struggled with was the characterizations of Tony's mother and sisters. They seemed so untouched by their own abuse while everyone around them was crippled in some way by abuse. Is it just that we didn't see enough of their characters until Tony's intervention?
And finally, the ending left me unsatisfied. Do you think Tony and Maisey will work out considering the amount of baggage each has? What about Greg and his wife? The ending just felt rushed to me.
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