The Stepchild

It was nearly the end of the novel before the name of the book made perfect sense. I will admit I was frustrated with the first half of the book. Feeling as though it was repeating the questions and secrets of the family. I am very grateful to have stuck with it. At a certain point it was so good and page turning I flew through the last half within hours. This book hits hard on some triggers of sexual abuse of minors so beware of that. Having lived through it I felt this book close to my soul and it hurt. The Step Child is a great read you feel the pain and struggle of the characters. If you feel like stopping and DNF the book I strongly encourage you to keep going because it does turn a corner and you won't be able to put it down.