The Fence and Then the Trees

4.5 starsI had a really tough time putting this book down. It reminded me of one of my all-time favorites, [b: Protection 13181411 Protection S.A. Reid https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1334193106s/13181411.jpg 18361682], and I appreciated that it had one thing that book lacked - an extremely well-done transition from prison rapist and victim to lovers. It was very slow and gradual over the course of two years, which made it much more believable. I have no personal familiarity with prison life, but what was depicted in this book seemed realistic enough to me. I think not knowing much about where the story was headed made for a better reading experience, so I don't want to say anything about the latter parts of it. I will say this: it's really good, and part of the reason it wasn't a full 5 stars for me would probably be something that makes most other readers like it better, so yeah, just read it. Unless you hate dark prison stories that have plenty of rape (and not the sexy fantasy kind, though not particularly brutal either), in which case you definitely would not want to read it.