This is my first Kristin Hannah book, and I WILL say that she does a fantastic job with long-term character development, world building, and has very engaging writing (I can see how this got turned into a TV show because of the cinematic feel this has). My biggest issue that I have with this book (which docked it a whole star rating) is the fact that this felt very 'what trauma can I put my characters through' fest. It got to the point where I found myself getting annoyed with the clockwork 'trauma plug' and I think this book really didn't need them. I DO want to check out some of her other works still purely based on her talent.