This story feels very important, not only because of the topics discussed and their relevance to the world today but because of how it shows you can still find happiness in the world, but I'm going to be honest - the book fell flat for the first half or so. It was extremely slow and I only ended up finishing because 1) I hate dnfing and 2) it picked up after the 50% mark. I had this issue with Leah Johnson's previous book as well and I'm unsure if I'll choose to continue reading this author. The endings are great, but it takes a while to get there.