I listened to the audio version of this book. The narration by Erin Bennett was very good.
The book started out with a prologue that let you know this wasn't going to be a happy book. That knowledge was hanging over me for the entire rest of the book. I really should have gone with my gut and stopped reading there. This book gutted me. I like my HEAs and this sure didn't have one.
I was also thrown off by the way each chapter started. It was something like, "And what are we talking about in 1978?" It just seemed a little strange to me.
I think I wanted to like it more because it is and Elin Hilderbrand book and I was expecting something different from such a big name. That is solely on me. The book was well written and the characters were very well developed, even if their actions weren't what I would have wanted. The story development and the things the characters went through were sure enough to make you think about what you are doing with your own life.