I kind of enjoyed the book, but I saw many faults in it.For example, the way the author puts so many issues with the main characters in the book, it was a little too much & just became unrealistic. In my opinion, books are most enjoyed when you can imagine they're true stories. As other users have mentioned in their reviews, the alcoholism, abuse & prostitution was too much.Also, as petty as this is, I couldn't stand how Emily called her father "Daddy". What teenage girl calls her father Daddy? It was again unrealistic & bugged me.On a positive note, I did enjoy the characters & their personalities. Wow. The author literally captivated me from the first couple pages.... I sat down to read these book, because it was recommended at the end of the last book I finished yesterday (safe harbor by anna Lisa grant) and I finished it in one sitting, I could not tell you the last time I did that. Emily's story is a very sad story but with the help of drake.... And jake ;) and her father she begins to open back up and conquer her fears. Jake and Drake have their own demons to conquer but stay strong and support Emily along her journey. For being such a short story the author does a wonderful job "setting the stage" and getting all the details out about jake and Emily's story. I don't want to say to much to ruin the book so on that note I definitely recommend this book to anyone!
