First the narration is marvelous! Each character was brought to life and personalities revealed through the narrators voice. Now onto the meat and potatoes. I enjoyed this book but it also made me cringe in several spots. A heart wrenching story of children exposed to, drugs, sex and abuse quickly becomes grooming, exploitation, statutory rape, and Stockholm syndrome. Yet somehow the author spins it into a story of love. This book will definitely trigger many people. The characters will stay with me for a long time.