This book compelled me to read but I didn't really like it. I was never really engaged with Beth and the writing style made it very difficult to empathize with her. The book is about domestic violence and a woman's escape and her new life, but so much of it is simply within Beth's head it is difficult to really get caught up in the story. It's almost like the reader is just thinking along with Beth and it's dull, everyday thoughts. Her relationships with the people she meets in La Plata are shallow and superficial and even her relationship with her son comes second to her self indulgent thought processes.

I was told I would love this book. I'm actually surprised I finished it considering how little investment I had in the story.