If I had to sum this book up in a nutshell, it would be this: an amazing thriller with some minor flaws. I could leave it there, but I think it's such a shame that this book didn't give me that 5 star feeling, and I feel compelled to give my (admittedly unasked for) thoughts on the matter.

First of all, I think the book starts incredibly slow. I wasn't able to get into it until about 15% in, which feels like a lot, especially for a thriller. When I'm reading a thriller, I want to be grabbed from the very beginning and I didn't get that. There's also the issue of the author constantly repeating information from previous chapters.

I'm going to use an early example in the book so as to not spoil too much, but in Chapter 3, we are told the how and why of Avery's decision to buy the car that she has. In Chapter 7, after a brief POV change, we are told once again the why and how of Avery's decision to buy the car that she has.

This is not a one-time thing, but something that happens multiple times throughout the novel. It felt like the author did not trust his audience to keep track of the information he was providing the reader. I hate when books do that—either trust your audience or don't write thrillers.

However, I do feel that these problems are very slight overall. I have to say that once the book picked up, it really picked up. I could hardly put it down. I finished the last 85% in one sitting. And I enjoyed how the author wrote the characters, especially the women. A friend of mine brought up this point, but the author wrote the female characters in this book very well. It shouldn't be impressive, but it is when you consider the way a lot of male authors do write their female characters. There was no "she breasted boobily" language to be found, thank God. 

The twists and turns of this book are also really fantastic. I am sure that reading this in September also heightened the atmosphere a bit. If you can go in blind, I highly recommend it. I was definitely shocked at the end. It wasn't a cheap kind of shock, either—the author really laid the groundwork and didn't try to leave anything out to achieve a twist ending out of nowhere. Give this book a chance if you're looking for an insanely enticing thriller! It was worth it for me.