I really enjoyed this book and found the story and characters engaging, interesting and informative. Perhaps that's not what you expect from most books, but to me it was the perfect mix. I did find that the focus on God was a little heavy at times for my personal preferance, but for the most part it did not interfere with the story, and helped me understand things about the characters and how they relate to one another.

I liked the journal entries throughout the first half of the story which are used to show scenes earlier in Leah's life. However, it was unclear when in her life these scenes happened which caused a little confusion at the beginning; but I feel that for the most part, knowing the timeline wasn't necessary to understand the story.

I would recommend this book to anyone dealing with alcoholism in their life or the life of someone close to them. However, I feel this book can help everyone understand the world a little better.