The Lucky Ones

First of all, the MC is living my fantasy lol. Being an English major able to recite poetry is my dream - as someone who had to take the business route in college, I always dream of what could have been.

As always, in some of my favorite reads, the characters always have to be up to my standards because they're my favorite part of any fiction book I read. I truly enjoyed reading about all of them, except the foster siblings that left of whom we only get a brief glimpse. I could read a whole book about each of their backstories. Their separate stories would provide great context to the overall plot but also provide a diversity of experiences inside the home. (That's all I'll say without going into spoilers, because oh boy is there a diversity of experience.) The author builds great tension through the book by mirroring the MC's reconnection with each of the foster kids to the growing horror of each of their lives after leaving the Capellos' home.

Such great writing, especially with the transition of the buildup when the MC travels to see her foster family again to slowly leading into the more mysterious climax of what happened in the past that forced her to leave. Also, there's an ease with which the author approaches sex in all of her books that I once again appreciated in this one. I almost wish this book was a first in a series because the ending truly felt like a beginning and I would love to delve deeper into the complexity of the relationships because we're left feeling like we're on a balance beam, so much potential for things to tip one side or the other while trying to keep the balance of secrets and lies just right.