I found this a little disjointed and choppy, especially in the first half. It was difficult to keep my attention or really get into the story.

I hate when authors include something like the "it was all just a dream" trope. It makes me feel manipulated and lied to. I understand why it was included here, but it did not work for me at all and kind of just left me feeling pissed at the story.

It picked up in the second half once we started figuring out a little more of what was going on and who all these people were. I definitely got a lot more invested and actually started caring. And it was so depressing. Definitely not a "fun" thriller, but I enjoyed the second half quite a bit. I like when something is that depressing because it means I care enough to get emotionally involved.

Overall a decent thriller. It didn't pick up enough to be 4 stars, but I'm glad I read it and wouldn't steer people away.