TW/CW: violence, kidnapping/child endangerment

I went back and forth between two and three stars on this one. The only real thing it had going for it was that it was a fast paced read and it kept me interested enough that I read it pretty much in one sitting. So, because I was hooked enough to finish it as quickly as I did, I’ll give it three stars.

Without going into too much details, the story is a mystery after all and I don’t want to spoil it, let me just say I agree with a lot of the other reviews.

These characters were stupid. Like how do they get out of bed and function kind of stupid. And not one single character in this entire book was likable. I hated the husband. I hated the wife. The neighbors. The wife’s parents. Literally they all just sucked.

I also didn’t like that both abuse and mental illness is used as plot points, but then also glossed over. I think if the author was going to go there with these topics, they should have gone a bit deeper.

The story focuses on the kidnapping of a baby. The story of how and why unravels quickly. Because it unravels so fast, it was fairly predictable. There was no time to drop clues. It’s more that you get a big clue and immediately find out that you’re right.

As for the ending, I honestly think the “surprise” at the end was not only predictable, but unnecessary.