Torrie takes the situation of falling out of love with your spouse, feeling unwanted, unneeded, under appreciated , and just forgotten about and shows the real human side of it. The pain, the hurt, the confusion, the real utter truth of what a woman feels when this happens. She does it in such a sensitive and respectful matter that you can actually see yourself going through the very same thing. Maybe you are.

After the Fire deals with the aftermath of a fire on a "religious" compound. There are only a few survivors and none over the age of 19. Moonbeam is the main character. She is a 17 year old girl who is one of the two oldest survivors of the fire. She is drowning in guilt. Hill has done an outstanding job in getting into the psyche of Moonbeam.

I truly enjoyed everything that Atkinson brought to this book. I was caught up right away and found myself rooting for Liam and Thankful, an unexpected couple. I loved seeing how their separate journeys end up intertwined. Watching how Thankful just wants to please everyone, while Liam is more like to say get bent. Their chemistry and interactions makes this book worth every page turning second.