On a bright spring afternoon, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes off the clothesline, she straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe—and that this time, when she leaves, she must stay away.  Her husband Ryan seems like a good guy on the surface, but he's actually super controlling and constantly gas lights her.  

The story takes off from here and tells of Ciara's struggles to get away from Ryan and start a new life without him.  At times, I felt the tension and uneasiness for her and the kids.  Other times, I was quite bored and felt like the story dragged on.  I considered DNFing a few times, but I just increased the audiobook speed and finished.  I also did not like the whiny voices of the kids, drove me crazy after awhile.  

Overall, the writing seemed good, I just didn't fully connect to the story and found it not really to my taste.  I may be in the minority here because it seems to be getting really great early reviews.  If you like literary fiction, maybe give this one a try.

Thank you to @netgalley, @algonquinbooks and @hachetteaudio for this advance listener's copy in exchange for my honest review.