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Review: This
novel has two important and great strengths; its ultimate message and
the main characters. The message reaches out to a vast number of
people, going through a difficult time -- who feel as if their life has
gone down the drain. Those who seek refuge, but can not find it. Those
who feel there are no other solution. We can all pretend, fool, and
blind ourselves into thinking these people and these kinds of
situations don't exist, but the fact is, they do. This book shows that,
we never really know what's going on in everyone's lives, behind closed
doors. And the message is delivered by none other than the main
protagonist; Willow.
Willow is extraordinary to me; complex, believable, real, and strong -- despite everything.
The
other main character, Guy, is also someone that I personally look up to
from now on -- perfectly flawed, but strong and kind-hearted. He shows
compassion and understanding, which are both traits we subconsciously
often forget.

As for the writing, I found it to be incredibly
real. The prose is beautiful, and the dialogues between the main
characters are believable, that I feel like I am really listening into
an actual conversation. Never did it seem that the author was trying a
bit too hard and/or pushing it too far.
That being said, I give this
credible and realistic novel a 5 star rating. It is a sad book, but to
me, it also is in a way, quite uplifting. It is an emotionally moving,
touching, and sometimes overwhelming story. It is the type of book that
has the power to inspire and quite possibly, make a significant change
in someone going through what Willow did. I think any book that can do
this needs and deserves to be read.