It took me a little while to get into the story, but once I was hooked I was completely in it until the end!

It starts off as an unassuming story about a scrapyard worker who unintentionally becomes the guardian for a mysterious boy in his early teens. As the book goes on, though, we find out that they are each in their own way looking for their lost family, and they manage to help each other.

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The author doesn’t shy away from the difficult things in life, and all of the characters are presented with all of the complexities of real people. I was surprised by how much of the book was about mental health, but that was a perfect reflection of reality, where we never really know what another person is experiencing unless they choose to share it with us. The characters opened up to each other and, by extension, the reader, over the course of the book, which made for a very emotionally charged read at times.

I also loved seeing all these different characters, from all walks of life, be thrown together in unexpected ways. I think it can make for the most interesting stories, and in this case that is definitely true! The characters may not have been natural friends or allies, but they still created a family of a kind.

I received a free copy for review. All opinions are my own.