Brithney Newberry

Personally.. I wanted to like the book I joined a book club and this was the first book they chose for us to read when I entered into the club. I couldn’t even get through the second chapter. I didn’t like the extreme detail to everything around her. I didn’t like that the character was cheating on her husband.. it felt porny at first and made me feel uncomfortable. I kept reading and trying and then it got to the pedophilia part and I said out loud “yeah no I can’t read this” and put the book down. This book should honestly kind of come with a trigger warning but I get why it doesn’t.. but I personally couldn’t read it being that I just had a baby and as a new mom picturing someone abusing a little child brought out the protective mom and me and I mentally couldn’t do it. I wanted to like it I wanted to get engulfed in the book like I normally do. when I read I am watching it in my head and that is why I can’t read this book. It’s too descriptive of not just surroundings but people and yes.. that is good in book but in my opinion it was literally everything.. I prefer sifi and fantasy books because I am someone who wants an escape when I read.. this felt too real.. it felt like I was watching a story about a real life situation. I don’t recommend this book for anyone who is easily triggered by the thought of a pedophile, or anything to do with sexual abuse or someone who visually imagines a story as they read it.. The detail will make you go crazy and the sexual abuse just makes it hard to get through. I see the idea behind this book and why other may like it but I didn’t.