Point of View

The novel is written exclusively in the first person point of view, but the perspective varies in various chapters. The entire first part of the novel is told from the first person perspective of Tegan. This serves to demonstrate her as the protagonist of the novel. While later chapters will tell the story from Polly’s point of view, McFadden works to establish the reader’s allegiance with Tegan by initiating the story with her. This allegiance is further developed as Tegan is shown to be the victim and to be misunderstood and Polly is shown to be the confused aggressor.

The second part of the novel is narrated from the first person perspective of Polly. This is an important switch because up until this point, the reader is led to believe that Hank is holding Tegan hostage because that is what Tegan, as narrator...