I was barely a quarter of the way into this book when I almost decided to abandon it, thinking that I rather disliked it. Luckily, I stuck with it, and discovered halfway through that it wasn't the book I didn't like, but the protagonist. Not how she was written, mind -- Gregory does a decent job there, with plenty of insights into her character and motivation -- just her herself. I didn't, and don't, like Lyda Rose as a person.

The story itself was quite nice, actually. The questions it raises about divinity, free will, and how faith affects relationships with others and ourselves, are worth exploring.