This book had the ability to be incredibly heartbreaking and poignant and I think it just missed the mark. Berman covers a lot of difficult topics in this novel and does so in a tasteful and practical way. I really liked the character of Grace in all of her frustrating imperfections; I think she was a compelling and realistic portrayal of a traumatized child actor. In fact, I really liked most of the characters and their complicated relationships. 

I do think that the prose was a little simplistic - I sometimes thought it was more in line with a young adult novel, before I remembered the subject matter I was reading about. I think this book's biggest flaw was its overly simplistic and unsatisfying ending. It always kills me when I like a book but lower my rating due to a poor conclusion. Here, the climax is built up for the entirety of the plot before occurring quickly and unceremoniously. Maybe that's more realistic, but I felt slightly let down. Overall, not a bad read, but I think there are some titles that have similar themes that may do it better.