This Is Why Language Was Developed

First of all, Jamey can write. From the outset, you just glide along, forgetting that this isn't someone across the table telling you their story. The nuts and bolts are that Tracy, her brother and father are getting by after her mom's accidental death. You learn a lot about some family secrets (love that, at first), there's a sneak attack on Tracy, and then a different man conveniently shows up to trade work for rent--coincidence? That being said, for me, the story being told gets frustrating because over and over, they could have avoided this or that unfortunate event just by having a very basic conversation and being just a tad less secretive. And then there's THE event, which, well, you'd have to read it and I'm not a spoiler. A little nudge over on the fantasy side for me, but like I said, the writing was so good that it was good anyway.