I was not sure I was going to like this book, but I just finished it really pleased with the experience. The blurb is more glib than the story really is, although there are some funny moments. But Peter is definitely sympathetic. Nothing about his life is simple or easy, but I so needed him to get to where he could be okay that the last half of the book flew by.

It does need a Content Warning for on-page child abuse of the main character, as some readers could legitimately be triggered by it. ( )

I have mixed feelings about this book. I didn’t like Olivia. I did like Peter and Nikos. They were both tortured souls, looking for a new beginning. I’m going to read the second book, I’d like to find out what happens between them. ( )