I will start by saying that maybe this kind of general fiction just isn't my favorite, but this whole book seemed like a fever dream of some kind. I spent quite a bit of time confused about when things were happening. There were so many flashbacks, and not like really far back in time flashes, but sometimes she would be talking to someone at night and tell them about something that happened that same night instead of walking us through it in real time. It was just odd to me, and like I said, I don't read much general fiction, so maybe that was part of the problem. I also just could not take how immature and really dumb some of her decisions were. Like, she knew girls were being kidnapped and taken away really close to where she lived, and she still insisted on walking around alone at night... all the time. I just couldn't understand it. That could also be because I have a 20 something daughter and I just kept thinking about how freaked out and upset I'd be if I were this girl's mother. Anyway, I could not connect with 'Astrid' at all.
I did love the random ticket stubs meaning something twist... that was a really cute idea for fortune telling. I just could not get into this. The ending did leave me with some hope, but not enough to pull the rest of it up.