Blake Lively and all the cast did a great job portraying the characters from Hoover's book. Blake's hair was phenomenal in every scene, even the sleepy ones. She is a beautiful person.
I did feel though that since thr book was mostly written to raise awareness to domestic violence that it should have been more dramatic in certain scenes.
The lady who played Alyssa was so funny and exactly how I'd picture Alyssa to act. She did a good job too.