I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I picked this up and could not stop reading it because I was fueled by rage. Rage at Charlie for giving into his addition, rage at Leah for continuing to go back to Charlie, rage at Leah's mom for leaving her family for no discernable reason...the list goes on. Leah and Charlie's relationship is a trainwreck, but I guess that's the point, right? To make the reader want to watch the whole thing crash and burn?

That being said, Hanna Halperin brings a sense of rawness and vulnerability to Leah's life and decisions not only through this relationship, but also her relationship with her family, friends, and those in Charlie's life. As much as I wanted to scream at her, I also felt sympathy for her throughout the book. I was rooting for her to make the best choices for herself, and I could see her friends doing so too, but she has enough depth as a character that I was able to understand that she wouldn't be perfect and would be self-destructive sometimes. It's an uncomfortable feeling, but it made me appreciate Halperin's writing skills.

If you can stomach reading about being in a relationship with an addict, this would be a quick (aka, rage-fueled) read.