Julia goes through life always waiting for the shoe to drop - having a hard time moving through the world.
Has a nice life but doesn’t have the same tools as most of us

The author describes an intimate relationship with her characters so much so that her characters feel real so she cares more about them and hopes that her readers care about them too. The author slowly discloses the failures of her characters as the story develops so I was engaged with the story and characters. I just wish they had made better choices I guess.