I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. Sometimes while reading I thought I liked it, but then other times I didn't. Half the time the writing style made me feel like I was reading bad fanfiction, while the other half had me almost tearing up over how beautifully written some scenes were.

I like almost all of the characters. I love Rosaleen's spirit, August's tenderness, how June came around in the end, Zach's passion. The Daughters of Mary are wonderful to read! June and Neil's interesting relationship made the story so much better, too!
The one character that I don't like is Lily. I find her to be rather selfish and immature. I know she's young but she bothers me. She does have moments where she's caring towards others, but at the end of the day it's all about her and how shitty her life has been and how unfair everything is (which is exactly how I was at 14 but that's besides the point LOL).

Overall, it's an ok read - the plot is alright, it's nicely paced, there are good lessons to be learned - but I don't think I'd read it again.