"Don't make your presence known. Make your absence felt." 
 What a dysfunctional set of characters!! I can say one was more interesting than the next one. From the first scene, I was hooked! CoHo never disappoints this reader, she grabs my attention from the very beginning and she never releases it until I'm done with the last page. 
 The main character is Merit Voss. She's a 17-year-old woman who's dealing with a lot of family issues. Her father cheated on her mother with her mother's former nurse Victoria. Then he proceeds to divorce Merit's mother (also named Victoria) and marries nurse Victoria. Yet, the ex-wife stays in their home and lives in their basement. Not only that, but they live in a building which used to be a church. 
 Merit doesn't have a good relationship with two of her siblings Utah and Honor, despite one of them being her own twin (Honor). Merit does love her half-brother who's only four years old, Moby. Soon, two intriguing male characters will make the family tension even worse. One is Sagan. Merit is very attracted to Sagan but she's forced to keep her distance (you'll learn why) and the second one, is someone whom Merit gives a ride home and will be the trigger to make some very guarded truths see the light. 
 "Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing a mistake deserves is forgiveness." 
 I can tell you that I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It had a lot of shocking moments and the quirkiness of the characters I have come to expect from CoHo. However, I wouldn't categorize this book as a romance. Overall, it plays a small part in the big scheme of things. 
 I'm glad, Colleen is always changing her formula. It's refreshing and the reader never knows what to expect. The issues Colleen brings out in this novel are all important and unfortunately, quite common in Merit's age group. 
 My one complaint (yes, I have one) is that my romantic heart wanted more Sagan and Merit. 
 "You bury me." 
 Cliffhanger: No 
 4/5 Fangs 
 A complimentary copy was provided by Atria via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 
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