This book was a super quick read. I enjoyed this for the most part. I had some problems with Sawyer and Reena's relationship in their younger years, but that was kind of the point. It was a toxic relationship and wasn't supposed to be romanticized. I do wish that they'd spent a little more time in the 'after' part of the story showing them coming back together, and I wish we'd seen more of Sawyer bonding with Hannah. Actually, I feel like this book could've benefitted from a dual perspective so we could see his POV. Part of me liked the 'before' and 'after' structure of the book, but it had a tendency of disrupting the pacing and flow of the novel. I found myself wanting to get through the 'before' sections because Sawyer had been such a jerk and Reena so naive. I just wanted more of the 'after' portion to develop their characters and relationship. I feel like the same information could've been disseminated with fewer flashback chapters...

Knowing that this is the author's first novel, I would definitely think about checking out more of her work in the future.