This was a pretty solid and interesting novel about how the disappearance of a young woman shatters a family...for the first half. It then turns into a thriller full of twists and turns and overly graphic sexual violence and I'm not about that life.

Even when the sexual violence shows up earlier in the book, it's still an engrossing read about Lydia and Claire and the way their lives were shaped by the disappearance of their sister. There was a larger thematic story at play. Once the violence became the whole mystery -- once the novel turned from character study to thriller -- it dampened any goodwill I had. It was sloppy, heavy handed, and some of it just made no damn sense.

I did finish the book just to get answers, but I skim read the last third or so. I need a shower.