Thought it was going to be a good read - liked the combination of spiritual and supernatural, but author didn't convince me that Mari or Jazz or anyone else was worthwhile. I actually wanted the Badness, whatever that was - which was never explained in the book, to win to end the book.

Great read if you are a mother who loves children, goes on and on about your child and would "do the right thing" no matter what the methods or outcomes or impacts on others, including the child. However, by digging into the past and solving the mystery of who her child was, did she bring misery and death to others? I wonder why the gap of 2 years from one murder to the next? If she was so heightened by sense of knowing, why did she stop wanting to find out who the boy's father really was and just left it to guessing? Loose ends bug me, this book had them.

Most of our book club members liked it, but it was a slow moving romance novel to me.

Too much time spent in the first 1/3 of book and not enough time in the second 1/3 of book! India and Bali were more interesting than eating pasta and gelatto in Italy and learning to speak Italian. Nice to know that some folks can get away for a year and get paid to do it.

Bittersweet story and proves that life doesn't always have a happy ending, but there is happiness along the way. Well written, intelligent.

Literary - worthy of high praise. Author painted beautifully with his words, felt you were actually there. Great character development. It was a joy and pleasure to read. Can't wait to read All Cry Chaos!