This book broke me... I cry as I write this review because it was just utterly heartbreaking.<spoiler ish>It showed the psychological affects of a broken home where children had to become parents which then blurred their sibling relationship<spoiler ish> I did find throughout the book it became quite repetitive in what was being written but I feel that reflected the characters repeative, long and challenging routine they endured. Overall, this book was superbly written and it's one I will forget.