A voraciously read page turner about people seemingly indifferent to the swaths of destruction they weave by loving and hating each other--ultimagely two spiders in a death struggle disguised as those beautiful people next door. A take on appearances being deceiving especially as those appearances are reflected and manipulated by popular culture. Mysteries removed to reveal other mysteries beneath make for a book difficult to put down but there are points in this book where the shifting narration is used to blind us to plot holes and differing perspectives are used to distract us from gaps in logic but be that as it may-- a heck of a ride. Would have preferred an even harder edge considering the nastiness of the characters but I am happy that something this ultimately dark became so popular.