I thought it was interesting and enjoyed the fact that it was loosely based on a true story. Typically most unwed mother homes back then and even for the next number of decades were awful, corrupt places, so it was refreshing reading about a modern wholistic and progressive one in the Bethany House. 

I think it was just a little on the slower side to me, with just a little about mesmerism, but ultimately not enough that I was really struggling with a is-it-real-or-isn’t-it frame of mind, just mildly so. I think I would have liked it better if I could focus deeper on one aspect of the story rather than spread on a more surface level of things, mesmerism, murder, sex trafficking, or coercion. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.