This is a quietly beautiful book. I'm not sure what I was expecting--more action? A stronger conclusion?

Sol and her sister have been left behind in Louisiana by their father. He also abandoned their stepmother, Vea. They live together uneasily in an apartment on the poorer side of town. Sol has told her sister fairy tales constantly, while also living with the guilt that she was the cause of death for her older sister and perhaps her mother. The story tracks one summer in their lives, showing how Sol has misjudged other people in her life, while also showing that stories both help us get by and also cause us to follow false dreams.