Pfffffft. I'm not crying, you're crying. 
 Alright, it's been almost an hour since I finished the book and I'm trying to process my thoughts on this because honestly, my feelings are all over the place. I've already done everything since I got home from church--I tidied my bedroom, ate dinner with the family, showered. And yeps, I still don't know what to say. 
 "Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up." -- Hosea 6:1 
 If I had one word to describe what this book is to me, I'll say blessing. I didn't know what to expect of this book when I picked it up. I sure didn't anticipate the roller-coaster of emotions that this made me feel. 
 It's such a gem when you find a book wherein you identify a little of yourself to one of the characters. In some ways, that makes the story more relatable. In my case, Angel, the main character, could not be any more different than what I am as a person. Where she grew up in a hostile environment devoid of the guidance of loving parents and a supportive community, I grew up in a Christian home, went to Sunday School every week, attended Vacation Bible School every summer, went to youth camps, studied in a Christian school--you see the picture. So, upon reading this, I made a silent prayer of thanksgiving to the LORD for giving me such a privilege to have to grow up in this kind of environment. 
 Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, Angel. As much as I hated her character for always (view spoiler)[hurting Michael, always leaving him and all (hide spoiler)] I sort of got her point. Like, I do get her. She has a valid point of doing what she did. She was in a very bad place in her life and she thought doing those things were (at least, kinda) okay. The character is someone I cannot really identify with but I loved her character all the more for that. 
 Now, let me just tackle Michael. Just. OKAY. Michael. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW PATIENT HE IS. Having said that, I couldn't really quite believe myself that I actually fell in step with his character. I really tried to understand his point of view of the story and I think I'm seeing a glimpse of why his character can endure so much. 
 I loved this so much because it's not everyday that prostitution (or any derivative of sex, really) is talked about in the Christian world. And I just appreciated how it made a tale of a beautiful, enduring love out of it. A love that is patient and doesn't tire. No, it's not (view spoiler)[Michael and Sarah's love. It's GOD's love for us. (hide spoiler)] 
 This book is so precious and yes, it might be one of the greatest gems of my 2017 reading life. This made me more appreciative of my walk in faith with the LORD that my heart just can't stop rejoicing over (view spoiler)[Angel's salvation story (hide spoiler)]. To be honest, I cried. (And yeah, that happened in the most inappropriate time and place--I was in the church choir practice. And well, I was all this red- and teary-eyed girl when the Soprano part was called to practice. I never looked finer, I tell you. Hahahaha.) I will be reading more Christian works--I hardly read any and I'm not really sure why. 
 Overall, can you not tell I love this book? (Because if you can't I can go on ahead and ramble some more about this.) 
 P.S. I'd like to order one Michael, please. With fries on the side. Thanks.