I couldn’t get into this. I found myself skimming the pages and just reading the quotes from the characters. I didn’t feel invested in any of them.

Once Michael passes away, I got more into the story. However, I would’ve loved a deeper storyline about HIV/AIDS from Michael’s perspective, especially living in Arkansas. Well, once he needed care.

Honestly the story could’ve been about Jewel and her dad. Or Jewel and Michael. Or Jewel and Malachi. There was just too much going on