Matt, Callie, and Emmy are siblings in a dangerous world. Though, for them, the danger isn't outside the home, it's inside. Their mother, Nikki, is a continuous nightmare who has them living in fear from the moment she walks in through the front door. So what keeps them there, besides their fear? Love. Matt's story is a hard one of a great escape from the one who claims to love him the most. A story of the nature of love, and to what ends it is justified.
Review:
This was a hard book to read. I felt that there wouldn't/couldn't be a happy ending, because even if they did manage to escape their mother, their memories would haunt them for the rest of their lives. At least I think that is the case for Matt. Emmy and Callie seem able to move on, in their way, and take advantage of their fortunate opportunities. But Matt, being the oldest, is continuously daunted by his learned "rules of survival". A thought provoking novel to say the least and a heavy hearted one. There was a point in the book that I had to put the books down and go on a walk and try to be happy for a while because the story depressed me so much. I can't say even the ending was satisfactory, though I admit it aroused great questions and insights. I don't feel that I gained much from reading this book in a rewarding sense.
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