Wow! I went into this book blind, and yikes, it hit me hard. Being an adult child of an abusive father (now passed away), I could feel Lily in my soul and what she went through and saw and felt for her mother being married to an abusive man as well as the hate and anger toward her father. I loved the explanation from Ms Hoover regarding her mother and how/ why she wrote this story like she did.

I fell in love with Atlas and Ryle, and really wanted the best for Lily and her future. I highly suggest this book but go into it knowing it's a VERY heavy and difficult topic.