I enjoyed this romance. 
 The treatment of the past actions and current consequences of the male lead, Jude is compelling and heartbreaking. I like that this book takes a guy who feels shunned by his family and community and slowly builds support, forgiveness and love around him. I cried a fair bit. 
 I felt that the book could have been stronger (view spoiler)[without the exoneration of Jude (hide spoiler)] and the overly dramatic scene involving Sophie's father should definitely have been dropped back a notch.