I didn't particularly like this book. It was less than 250 pages and wound up taking me several days to read, when I usually read books that short in an afternoon. I couldn't get into it, and even halfway through I couldn't get into the characters or the story. I usually like more artsy, experimental writing styles, but I didn't enjoy it here as much as I tried.

I don't particularly like books that are structured around one big secret. To me it always feels like a cheap way of holding my interest and I get tempted to skip to the end instead of reading the whole thing. If you're someone who doesn't mind that, you might like this book better.

It earned three stars because the ending made me emotional. I didn't like the ending (without getting into spoilers, it's something I've seen a number of times before and never enjoy), but it made me emotional and some of the writing at the end was beautiful. That was enough to push it into a positive rating for me. I definitely see how people can be split on this book.