These characters elicited strong emotions from me. They made me contemplative, happy, and frequently mad. The Padavano sisters and William Walters don’t make perfect choices. They are messy, and their lives are complicated, and if you’re anything like me, their choices will have you putting the book down in frustration. But their choices are frustrating in a positive way because they illustrate the messiness of family and love. These characters go through a lot, and they put the reader through a lot, making them in my opinion very worth reading.