This book was enjoyed by most of the group and one member loved it so much she has already read two more by the same author although no one else in the group would rush to do the same!

Most agreed it was a little confusing to start but that the pace picked up in the middle section; however the ending was felt to be a little rushed. A few found the ending implausible. The majority found the characters to be unsympathetic and the lead character to be over dramatic. Some felt that to a certain extent the plot was given away early on by the quote by Arden/Olivia's mother that "she knew she was gone before she knew she was gone" which brought up possible comparisons with a similar disappearance of a child in the UK.

We felt that the writing was good but that the storyline could have been clearer and the ending less rushed. It seemed that random characters were introduced to act as red herrings and not much else.

Our overall score out of 10 was 6.6