Raw, honest, does not sugar coat situations and not afraid to show the ugly truth of the foster care system, from the side of the foster family and the real life cost and toll it takes on a family who is only trying to help. But the reality is that the system isn't set up to really help "foster" the realities of the children that come through the system. Real life trauma, real world issues, real mental health, and severely broken children that should be the focal point of the "care" and end up being victimized all over again because of hoops of rules that have to be followed, the cycle of people in charge of the child that continuously changes, the standards that are obviously not firmly in placed (dependent on who is in charge and whether or not they're up to date in their training or even what their focal point is - child placement in a family ASAP). Point blank, it's a horrible system, and while we have true warriors out there advocating for these children, it's sad that so little is being done to actually help them immediately where they are. A powerful book that is insightfully honest and yet still a great resource for those thinking of, or who are currently advocating for, the children.
*I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. This review is my own opinion*