This was a good, twisty read. Not my favorite of the year—but overall enjoyable. 

I didn’t understand why there were two storylines that didn’t ever actually intersect in a meaningful way. I’m sure some would argue that the level of sacrifice shown is a “meaningful way”—but I went into this expecting a suspenseful read, and the secondary storyline didn’t add anything to the primary story with that in mind. I think if I had gone into it thinking that it was a family saga, the secondary storyline would have felt more relevant.

I also thought there were holes in the POV’s. We heard a lot from Bev, but very little about what her actions meant to any of her children. We didn’t see closure for June in terms of finding out the truth, and we abandoned David midway through the story. 

I really liked the premise of this story, but was just a little underwhelmed with the execution. I would read other books from this author!