I really enjoyed this one. It tugged at the heart a little bit and was a bit more emotionally involved than I expected, but that made it even more endearing. Annie is a confusing, but wonderful character and I felt as if I was just getting to know her when she disappeared. The feeling of wanting to know her more combined with my interest in the personalities and interpersonal relationships of the other characters propelled me through the narrative in a hurry. I couldn't put this one down and stayed up quite late to finish it. I had to have answers.

The presentation of the narrative through the eyes of several protagonists works wonderfully. It created tension in multiple places and added depth to the plot. Being able to see the major characters in individual chunks made the book more interesting while still weaving the story together well. The use of intermittent foreshadowing and the sprinkling in of random bits of important information through individual monologues was fantastic. It almost felt as if there was a first person description while the reader was still able to gain information from an omniscient narrator.

Only Ever Her surprised me. I wasn't expecting such a good read. This one is well worth the time and is likely a great one to shelve as a reread. Knowing all the bits and pieces from the first read could lead to an interesting change of view during a second glance.