Denise

"It's easy to be yourself in the dark. Ever noticed that?"

There is a point in this book when the main character, Scott McGrath, is at what appears to finally be the end of his investigation into Ashley Cordova's death where he says that he felt let down. Quite like Scott, when I finally reached the end of this book I too felt let down. Maybe it's because the beginning (the prologue) just felt so magical and seemed to entrance me that I spent the whole book looking for that same magic only to be let down.

I spent most of this book in a like/hate relationship with not only Scott but also his unlikely partners on his investigative quest, Hopper and Nora. Quite honestly I spent most of the book hating Scott (especially when it looked like he would rather go on this stupid journey then pay attention to his daughter Sam). He was irritating and annoyingly persistent in getting his revenge. I spent the book alternating between liking and hating (never loving) Hopper and Nora. These unlikely partners could be frustrating but ultimately I did end the book liking them.

One thing that I actually enjoyed about this book was its use of police reports, articles, and other items. I really enjoyed reading them and it made the book a bit more unique to me. I read this on a Kindle and had no problem reading these sections but if anyone has a problem reading small print I would warn them not to read this on a Kindle.

Ultimately this book will be a frustrating and unsatisfying journey to some and a masterpiece to others. Unfortunately I fall into the group that found it frustrating and unsatisfying. I would not recommend this and wouldn't even know who to recommend this to if I had to. This book gets two stars from me because I found it to be unsatisfying and frustrating but it did seem to be unique.