Sadly this one isn’t working for me. I started this in March and set it aside until recently when I had more time and was out of a reading slump. After my second try reading this I’m DNFing at 40%. I’m so far into the book and I still don’t care about the characters and feel no desire to pick up the book to the point it feels like a chore to read. I’m not bored necessarily but I’m also not fully engaged when reading. I know the story of Maria and Sam so I was really excited for this but it’s just not working for me as the story is too slow for my taste and doesn’t have captivating, dimensional characters.