This was an incredibly sad book, it started off a little slow but once it got going I found myself not wanting to put it down again.

I think what struck me as odd in this book was the fact they were twin sisters but it felt like they were strangers sometimes. Hephzibah almost seemed to not like her sister 90% of the time and pretty much used her to get what she wants. There were times reading this that I was sure that I didn't like her at all, but then something would happen and you couldn't help but understand why she was being the way she was.
I definately preferred Rebecca out of the 2 sisters though. She was overlooked for most of the book by the other characters except her father. She was the sister who got the most beatings and put herself in the line of fire as such in order to save her sister getting the beating.
The Parents really were truly evil dispicable people and it made me feel queasy reading some of this and the treatment they were subjected to.
I was cheering inside when she finally made her escape and got away and karma finally got the horrible people.

I haven't read anything from this author before but I would definately read more from her in the future. This book was written incredibly well and at times made me tear up. I enjoyed it immensely and will definately recommend it to others.