Ms. Connolly, you had me right up until the partner swap between certain characters.

Then you lost me for a bit.

But the sheer enormity of the novel that was an utter and complete avoidance between the main characters having any sort of true communication regarding the tension between them was compelling as fuck. It was the animosity that lingered in the wake of each bout of evasion, the stubbornness in Maddie as she wallows in her grief for her brother, the quiet comfort that Dominic exuded; the plot just wouldn't let me go.

This wasn't a perfect story but it had heart, humour and a resonate tone of hope at the end that I couldn't help but enjoy.