This is by far the best book I've received from librarything's early reviewers. It was fast-paced, well written and totally engrossing. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was the graphic nature of a few scenes that seemed a little excessive and made me feel like I was suddenly reading another book. Aside from that, though, I loved it. The different narrators weren't distracting and they all made sense and the characters were well developed and I liked that there was an extensive buildup to Julian's character so we could fully understand his flaws and motives. So glad I received this book!

I did not like this book much at the beginning, but Charlie and his neighbors definitely grew on me.

2.5 stars