I admire Tabitha Suzuma, I really do. She is in afraid of tackling sensitive, un-talked about subjects in a way that makes them feel very real and shines a light on how devastating and important they are. Not many authors have the courage she does. Not many can pull it off. 
 My heart hurt for Matheo, as my heart would hurt for anyone in this situation. I found myself just wanting to hold him. 
 This is the first time I've read a book about this subject, and I think it's an important one to be aware of. Reading this opened my eyes to this issue, just as her former novel FORBIDDEN did. 
 However, this one didn't get me the way Forbidden did. In other words, it didn't wreck my soul. Lol. I didn't find myself as immersed in Matheo's story and I'm not sure why. And for me to rate something high, it has to wreck me--either good or bad. 
 It was still a good read and one I would recommend to friends that wanted to read about a serious subject and didn't require an HEA (because Ms. Suzuma doesn't play that way. ;)) 
 Beautifully written like everything else of hers.