

For example, the fact that, when Caleb and Anna decide to leave the mental hospital, they do so in Caleb's sports car, and his trust fund conveniently enables them to comfortably live on their own in a romantic lake-side cabin. The other issue I had was how convenient some aspects of the plot were. However, I understand that was necessary to move the story along. It also seemed as though the relationship between Anna and Caleb formed way too fast. Some of the dialog (internal and external) seemed somewhat awkward to me. And Anna has to decide if she should follow her heart, or if Caleb’s really as troubled as his doctors say…

But just when it seems they’ve created heaven on earth, Caleb’s past emerges full force, threatening to destroy their tiny, blissful world. The doctors, however, are convinced that Caleb is delusional.Īnna doesn’t want to be that girl who’s in love with the crazy guy, but when she sees his stunning portraits of her and the way he risks everything to keep her safe, she can’t help but imagine a new future for both of them, filled with hope. He swears his mission is to help Anna break free from her parents’ control and fulfill a destiny that she can only dream of. Forced into a psychiatric hospital, she can’t imagine a future that’s anything but bleak-until she meets Caleb, a gifted, 19-year-old artist who insists he’s an angel. From the book's cover: Eighteen-year-old Anna has lived her whole life in shame, losing herself in books to cope with crippling panic attacks triggered by her abusive parents.
