This one is a really tough review for me. On one hand, I thought the story itself was incredible. I don't read a lot of historical fiction and this one was haunting and absolutely heartbreaking. It's a story where certain scenes are going to stick with me for a long time.

But on the other hand, I really disliked the use of the varying POV's. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if it had been from just one or two POV's. I also thought the story dragged on for a long time and then ended very abruptly. So for the first half of the book, I kept debating putting it down. Once I realized I was hooked, the book was over very soon after.

Overall, a very tough read emotionally but absolutely worth reading.