What's the point of obsessing over cholesterol or bike helmets or even cigarettes when the biggest threats to our children are being released back into society every day? 
 Plain and simple, this book was hard to read. It's gritty and true and ugly. It gives those that have never been molested an inside view into the truth. The every single day struggle to just survive. 
 I knew what this was about before I started it. Yet, every page was still hard to turn. 
 I am glad that Meredith's story (though fiction it is still an exact replica of true stories) got told. It deserved to be told. I wish every person that has never experienced abuse could read this and experience the horror through M's story. I wish it would bring more respect for victims and more punishment for the molester. 
 Overall, it's an ugly, hard book. I read it in one sitting simply to get through it. But in the end, I'm glad I did. To say that Meredith isn't alone and shouldn't feel like she is.