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I thought the author would give a more complete ending for this book, which I thought Nadia would stay with her father and come along with Aubrey again like they were before. On the other side, maybe Robert now understands the pressure on Nadia after the death of her wife and starts to understand Nadia, but he was still an incompetent father (next post)

Russell has changed significantly, maybe because of his growth in the Marine, or he learned as he received emails from Aubrey. It was surprising that Aubrey found out Luke was cheating. Maybe because of her past experience, she can notice the emotional changes from other people, no matter if it's slight or significant. I hope Luke and Nadia can understand their mistakes and get along with Aubrey in the end.

A lot has been going on during this part of the book. I felt truly sad for Aubrey. Her best friend, and her beloved husband were hiding the truth behind her and cheating on her. In the meantime, she was worried about getting a baby and became part of the Sheppard family. I want to know more about her past because her patience and tolerance made me doubt her past for she doesn’t distrust other people for no reason.

Nadia was the person to change Aubrey. No matter if it's good or bad, Aubrey learned to mess with random people. To me, I feel like they will cheat on their partners, which I think will happen soon, especially Nadia and Luke because they are still somehow related and can converse on things easily. This could be because Nadia’s father has enraged her, so the dark side of her mind has reactivated, just like years ago.

than pressuring him.

I feel like the reason that Luke can’t be successful is because of his mother. I can’t assert whether it’s simply the gap between generations, or she treats Luke as her property that he has to follow her. Luke’s love for Cherry was different from his to Nadia. He just wants someone to listen to him, and he found Aubrey later. They helped him to walk out of the past, while his parents did nothing other(next post)

Aubrey once had a tough life just like Nadia, but she can walk out of it because she had people caring for her. Nadia wasn’t as lucky that her father doesn’t even care much about her leaving the house. This part of the book also exposes the perspective of Luke, which I kind of start to understand him because of his identity, but he is still unforgivable. I want to know how Aubrey will react if she hears their story.

Mrs. Sheppard’s disrespect towards Nadia’s mother was obvious, which shows her rudeness for she had an organized family and a steady job. On the other hand, Aubrey exhibited great empathy because she had bad experiences and different life now. However, she is a more positive person than Nadia, and she is able to express and strive for herself. I predict she will be the person to lead Nadia out from all challenges.

The experience and time gave The Mothers the right to be condescending to the younger generation. The young might have done the wrong things, but the older generation couldn’t even understand the choices that the young had. The fact that Luke’s mom blamed Nadia first when she heard Nadia was pregnant angered me because she doesn’t know Luke well enough as a mother and does not respect others as a pastor’s wife.

I felt sad for Nadia because she worried about Luke after Luke left her alone in the clinic. Luke is a figure that reminded me of another person from a previous reading, Jim. He claimed to be helping Nadia, but he left her alone, which sounds quite ironic that his dad is a pastor. The author depicted a story that is really likely to happen in real life, and I now understand the reason to have education in this area.