A beautiful book to read!

The story flowed very naturally and was interesting and gripping. The characters were believable and I could really connect with them while reading.

Lydia is a teenager when she meets the elusive Bel and enamoured with her. Bel is everything Lydia wishes she could be but isn't. Over the years their friendship evolves as Lydia settled with Mac and Lydia flies through men.
Lydia and Mac eventually adopt Chloe but they struggle through the years with her. Soon life changes and things take a drastic turn. No spoilers so I won't say any more but this was a deep read. The evolution of Bel and Lydia's relationship is dark and I'm sure plenty of us can identify with elements of it. This is a sad but intriguing read. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.