Wow. I don’t know if I can articulate how hard this hit for me, but this book hit all the right notes. This book literally had me laughing out loud and then crying a few chapters later. 

The characters were all crisp and unique, dialogue witty, the thriller elements foreboding, the action and spice just right. The catharsis at this end of this was phenomenal and had me crying. 

The only thing that almost did me in was how slow it is to get rolling. The first half of the book introduces all the elements, and things don’t start happening until everything is set up. But my god, I’m glad I kept coming back. 

This was one of my favorite quotes:

Theo is here, in front of me, looking at me with kind eyes that have no trace of doubt in them, his hands rubbed raw from an attempted exhumation. 

No one has ever tried to save me. 

My fear and pain and fatigue burn away in the generous light of his attempt, leaving a roar of the emptiness inside of me, and the feeling that only one thing can fill it right now.