This book was hard to get through, but that was mostly because of the subject matter. It was a very interesting look at culture, privilege, trauma, and PTSD, the latter two which interest me the most and which I think were the book's strongest points. I really enjoyed the portrayal of PTSD (is "enjoyed" the wrong word here?) and I liked getting inside the head and thoughts of someone who had gone through horrible trauma and exploring those feelings and her fight to get better. Seeing how her husband struggled was also interesting, since we got to see the effects of trauma on the people who were not as directly impacted. I wish the second half of the book had been longer and the first part had been shorter so that we could focus more on the healing aspects and less the hurting.
I also really liked that the main character (view spoiler)[never forgave her father (hide spoiler)] because that would have been too much of a happy ending, and this was more realistic. Finally, I loved the main character's development of a close relationship with her in-laws and how they really became a found family for her. That's one of my favorite things, and she finally chose a family that would help and support and look after her.
I also really liked that the main character (view spoiler)[never forgave her father (hide spoiler)] because that would have been too much of a happy ending, and this was more realistic. Finally, I loved the main character's development of a close relationship with her in-laws and how they really became a found family for her. That's one of my favorite things, and she finally chose a family that would help and support and look after her.