3 stars 
 I was warned that it was an ugly-cry book, so I went in prepared. The Prologue was a HUGE red-flag that I was climbing on to an emotional roller coaster with this book. In fact, I had to take many breaks throughout the book just to remove myself it because parts of it were too intense. I will be as clear as I can to maintain this a spoiler free review. 
 I have to admit that I didn't shed any tears reading this book. That is not to say that I'm an insensitive person, but for probably these reasons: 1) I just didn't have a lot of faith in Kate and Asher's relationship from the beginning. I wasn't that invested in them because I empathized with Beau more. 2) I've been desensitized to what happened to Kate, not because I was ever in the same situation, but because I had been a counselor and an advocate for those who had that happen to them. It made me mad but I had been trained to be professional. So, no tears. 3) The writing itself didn't move me, and while I felt connected to the story, I felt somewhat detached from the characters, maybe with the exception of Beau. That is not to say that I didn't get worked up and had to let myself breathe and my emotions settle after reading the story. 
 There were things I didn't like about it. (view spoiler)[I wasn't upset that Kate didn't tell Beau about what happened to her 2 years ago (that was her choice to make and she wasn't comfortable telling him), but I was disappointed that she pushed Beau away even though she knew he was in love with her and wasn't upfront with him about Asher, either. Beau had always been there for her and still cared about her, and it was just heartbreaking to see her ignoring him, all in the name of freeing him from her. (hide spoiler)] 
 I liked the book but I didn't love it. I feel that the buildup on first half of the book was ok and the second half was better and that was where things picked up. (view spoiler)[I'm happy that Kate, through everything that happened to her, finally began to heal and was able to take back the control that had once been taken away from her. Let's just say I'm happy she's happy. (hide spoiler)]