3 stars
This book wasn't easy to read and it's also to easy to rate and review.
I know this is an unpopolar opinion, but I didn't really connect with Nathan: he was hurt, badly and terribly, he was abused and mistreated through all his life. He could never deal with his past and he tried to cope with the only way he knew. But... until 90% of the story he doesn't have any will to help himself, he wallows in his own pain, pushing and pulling Daniel too.
He wasn't ready to deal with all the horror, but what Daniel could have done if Nathan didn't want to work to make things better?
Why is Daniel's fault if the minute he takes a step back (he had to process what happened to the party and be aware of what he did), Nathan falls back into old habits?
Daniel is not a saviour, he's a man with his own flaws and mistakes and he cannot be the only one in charge of Nathan's wellbeing.
I liked how that author handled Nathan's trauma, his behaviour fit perfectly in this story, but at the end it was like Nathan healed only with Daniel's love and I'm not okay with it. That boy needed therapy so so badly.
I also absolutely can't get over the fact that Dad's father didn't get any kind of punishment for what he did. His involvment in the story felt like an unnecessary drama.

I liked this author's writing and I hope next book will work better for me.