What did you like about Cheryl Kaye Tardif's novel Whale Song?

Is there anything you didn't like?

How did you feel once the book was finished?

WARNING: The discussions may contain SPOILERS, so if you don't want to know the whole plot, avoid SPOILER warning sections.

***If you are going to reveal key elements of the story, please be considerate of new readers. Put spoilers at the end of your post with the warning "SPOILER!!!" as a heading before the spoiler and also in the title of your post. Thank you for your consideration. CKT