Sorry book. You were elegantly written and had beautiful prose that I found enchanting (and thus two stars instead of one).

Too bad the story frustrated the hell out of me. I often wanted to fling this book across the room as each highly unlikely event played out, especially Renata and her amazing, judgment free, and oh so helpful Russian family. Good thing Renata was willing to take Victoria on to work at her flower shop under the table JUST as Victoria was most desperate for money. Good thing Renata had a sister with a spare room she was willing to let out to a STRANGER for next to nothing. Good thing Renata had a mother who practices midwifery on the side. I was waiting for a hot Russian brother to come and sweep Victoria off her feet, but instead we had BEST MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD - Grant. Again, I just don't buy it. Victoria sucks. She had a rough go of it, yes, but so many of the things she did were simply unforgivable (to me) or just so bad that I think it would have taken far longer for her to ultimately find salvation. And for all the horrible feelings this book made me go through, that it had a happy ending really ticked me off.

So, again, sorry book. You were not for me.