By the time I got to the end of this book, I found myself still quite confused as to how this became so popular online. It’s not a terrible book and it is far from the worst thriller I’ve ever read, but there was nothing particularly new /exhilarating about it. I think one of the elements that may have made this story more intriguing or appealing to some people, was the addition of snuff porn to the book. I have heard many people say this book is essentially torture porn and I do not agree with that at all. It is obvious that the use of snuff porn is meant to further villainize the guilty parties in the book and create a sense of fear. However, I found that much of the writing style and pacing of this book was simply too awkward or too slow to keep me feeling scared or heavily invested. Aside from the pace and the writing style, I also had a hard time enjoying this book because many of the characters felt like two dimensional stereotypes to me-the woman who acts like a damsel in distress and likes others to make decisions for her, the ex drug addict who is trying to take care of their child and reshape their life, etc. While I don’t think this book was particularly terrible, I did feel as though it was perhaps hyped up to much for what it was.