So I feel like I have to give this book a good review because I love the book of Hosea and the whole story, while heartbreaking, is uplifting and just such a true example of Jesus' love for us. Buttttttt, that being said, this book is long. There's a lot of description and a lot of inner thought/monologue, but not, because it's written in third person so I don't know what that would be considered? Anyways, I have a hard time having sympathy for people who bring pain upon themselves, and "Angel" was just frustrating to me. I can't even begin to understand what she was going through and the unworthiness she was feeling, but I just wanted to slap her. I had a hard time liking her and as emotional I am while reading (usually) I only felt teary eyed once when reading about Angel as a child with her Mama. 
 As far as Michael goes, he wasn't my favorite either. I think Angel mostly wanted validation for her feelings and instead of giving it to her, he just bossed her around. Like making her say his name! Or not even recognizing that she wanted her own cabin! 
 So I'm on the fence about this one- it definitely wasn't bad but it took some serious willpower to make it to the end without skimming.