3.5 stars. Honestly, I'm not sure what to think. I was about 80% through the book (according to my kindle), and I started feeling like there were no redeemable characters and it was too real, not fictiony enough and I started crying for no reason. But it did end well, and there was redemption. I just wish there was more earlier in the book, b/c I like having someone to sympathize with, and I couldn't always sympathize with Maddie. So yeah, I liked it, but perhaps it needs time to fester before I can make up my mind on how much.