This was a very quick read. It was intriguing to be flashing back to the bus hijack, and to before Veda's move from Vancouver to New York. This novel was very compelling and definitely made you want to find out what exactly happened on the bus, and what led Veda to leave her home town. There is a lot more layers happening within this novel other than just the bus hijack. The relationships in Veda's life aren't always the most positive, and I think that is something everyone will be able to related to in this book. What stopped this from being a 5 stars for me, was the lack of bus scenes. I was waiting the full novel for the final moments on the bus... and it was the shortest chapter in the book. This novel was very entertaining and I would definitely recommend this author to others.