I debated stopping this early on because it didn't grip me, but then the narration hit a stride when it stuck with adult Lena and told her story with focus. Sadly for the rest of the book I regretted not having stopped earlier, and cranked up the playback speed. These are interesting characters with interesting stories, but everything felt so unbalanced. One of those where me being mad at it makes me rank it lower than it probably deserves.