This was a book that initially gave me similar feelings while reading Lovely Bones. However, it was so much better. 
 Set in the 1970s, it was about a dysfunctional Chinese-American mixed family and all their secrets that was always holed up within themselves. It wasn't until the death of Lydia that things started to unravel and the truths of each individual came out. It wasn't until those moments of truths that we see what had pushed Lydia to do what she had done. 
 It was beautifully written yet sad while you grieved with the Lees for the loss of their "favourite" child.