All They Ask Is Everything

All they ask is everything - Hadley Leggett

Hannah cannot believe what has happened. Social services have taken her daughters after she left them in the car briefly, while she got ingredients to make pancakes. It was just a moment but she has depression and her mind often drifts. When she is tested for drugs and found positive, her girls end up in foster care with Julie. A woman who has fertility issues. Both women want the girls and both of them don't expect the turns of events that lead to a dangerous situation.

This book has some triggers. Suspected abuse, death of a spouse, fertility issues and mental health. I was blown away with this book. It comes from the POV of Hannah, Julie and Hannah's mother Elaine. They all want the girls and the girls work through their complicated emotions of wanting to be with their mother but Julie provides the love and care they need. Hannah often drifts into severe depression and Wren often ends up parenting her little sister. Broke my heart.

I could really feel the anxiety and depression. Being a parent can be so hard and losing your spouse... Can really destroy someone. I think this book might be one of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to.

5 stars. All the stars