This was a hard book to read. I didn't realize that it was going to deal so much with domestic violence and rape.
What I liked about the book: The story was not left in a hopeless state. The theme throughout the book was about the healing that Jesus can bring. Zan (I love that as a nickname!) was a great hero and I loved the way he was so protective of his sister and of Kasia. I did also like the way the friends were so supportive, and Kasia's sweet parents. The writing was very good as well.
What I didn't like: The overall tone of the book was angsty. Kasia didn't have any hope and that pulled down the tone of it. It was also a little overdone with the abuse and rape. Not only did Kasia deal with these, but Zan's sister was beat up by her husband and ended up in a medical coma with doubt that she would be able to walk again. And another character had also been raped (don't want to give a spoiler here). Somehow that seemed overdone. I would have liked this more if the tone wasn't so dark and without so many recountings of violence towards the women.
