I am actually not a fan of Mary Kubica’s writing and I only read this because it was for my book club, so my review needs to be taken with a grain of salt. 

The story itself is actually an interesting one. A mother and her daughter have vanished a few days after another woman has disappeared and then 11 years later the daughter reappears, surprising everyone. 

This had so much potential, but the writing is so simplistic and the amount of twists Ms. Kubica included diluted the integrity of the story. In addition to the multiple twists, there were so many plot holes it became absolutely ridiculous. In addition to all of that, there wasn’t a single likable character.

Parts of the story dragged on adding absolutely nothing of value, but then the ending was so rushed and wrapped up so tidy. I was left wondering whether Ms. Kubica got bored with her own writing or if she decided 356 pages was long enough. Honestly, if this hadn’t been for my book club I would have DNF’d it. This is the second book I’ve read by this author and it’s enough to know I’m not a fan.