It's hard to rate a book when you are so conflicted about the title character. On the whole, I didn't like Eric Kennedy/Schroder. He was aloof and weird and irresponsible, yet on the other hand I did empathize with him and his very apparent love for his daughter. I found Eric to be a very frustrating person, but also misunderstood (out of necessity since he was lying about his identity!)

The author did an incredible job of writing every single character in this book. Each person was so believable, which is difficult to pull off when the story is told from the viewpoint of just one character. She even got six year old Meadow right.

The ending left me feeling melancholy. I won't say anything else about it, but if Eric and Laura and Meadow were real people, I would wish them the best and hope for the most peaceful of resolutions.

3.5/5