The ending is realistic and hopeful but not a hugely satisfying one. But it’s very in line with the character. It’s such a good book and one of my best reads from last year. Reading was like watching a train crash. As an adult I saw all the red flags so early on but could completely understand how an isolated teenager would miss it and fall prey to a predator.

Absolutely heartbreaking to watch and read reviews of people saying that they didn’t realize they too had gone through a similar experience and didn’t understand that what happened was bad until reading the book.