This story to a long time to reveal itself. Separate plotlines finally came together and made sense. The tale involves a young girl who is in danger from her mother and stepfather while neighbors pull out all the stops trying to save her. A parallel tale follows a young extraterrestrial boy as he eludes various entities tracking him. The plotlines come together, and the ending is fairly satisfactory. I found the characters to be pretty unbelievable overall, and entire pages of flowery description could be skipped entirely. This was an interesting but not spectacular read. I looked forward to the story ending so I could move in.
