That wasn't without flaws, but it was a beautiful story and one I'm glad to have read!

I'm not going to do a really long blog review for this one, but since I received it from Netgalley, I'll sprinkle some thoughts here.

I really loved the first half, but found the transition from it to the second was a little rushed, maybe forced. The second half wasn't as interesting until the whole family was reunited at the end and then it made me tear up just a little.

This isn't the cute and sweet story I had hoped for. It's incredibly hard to read at times, especially during the graphic rape scene, and with the ultimate falling apart of their family. However, it's a beautiful story of forgiveness and love and family (blood or not) that I think is quite important. It's raw and real and I really appreciated that.

Moreover, it's also incredibly well-written. Everything feels so authentic and real and I know part of that comes from the author's personal experiences with a "second home," but also probably from innate writing skills.

But anyway, I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.

-Book Hugger

I received an ARC of this from the publisher and NetGalley. This is no way impacted my review.