I kind of had high hopes for this one because I love the movie. I read this one while dying waiting for movie 2 to come out. I just needed something to fill the void while waiting for the next movie. It is really different from the movie. It kind of felt like the movie was just the bones that the movie used. It's not terrible but I miss the suspense and the racing and don't get me wrong the racing is a small part of the movie too, but I just overall preferred the movie to the book. The book is almost scene to scene the movie just some big differences, such as the family lives in California. I also wished the tension lasted longer. But anyway, I didn't hate the book, I just preferred the movie.