The book started off a little slowly. Really slowly. But it had a purpose. In the beginning, I felt like a peeping Tom, catching an intimate glimpse into the lives of these three women. I needed to be eased into that mode of story-telling. I needed to slowly have their voices become natural, before the story dipped into the deep end. 
 There should be a trigger warning on this book. There are scenes of abuse, both physical and sexual. It was delivered with sincerity and honesty, and I felt like it was a realistic portrayal of the long-reaching effects to the victims. However, this will be a hard book for many readers to get through. 
 There was a certain comic relief sprinkled throughout the story, to help lighten the heavy load, but even that tapered off towards the ending. I felt a certain... contentment?... after finishing the story. Certainly, I felt that every piece had fallen into place. I hope that the mini-series has does it justice.