Once again, never disappointed. A heart wrenching kick ass type of book. ( )

Crime

The plot of this story made no sense whatsoever and none of the baddies/suspects seemed to have thought through any of their actions to their logical conclusion. I am uncomfortable with the sort of violent rampage that occurred at the end, although I think it was meant to be admirable. ( )

My mom bought this for me a few years ago and I finally got around to reading it. I've never read Lisa Gardner before so I don't know what is considered a 'typical' style for her, but I genuinely enjoyed the alternating perspectives of D.D. Warren and Tessa Leoni. It worked for me from a style and narrative perspective.

The general theme of the book is parenthood and the lengths a parent would go to if their child was threatened. It works well, playing Tessa's love for her daughter Sophie off of D.D.'s discovery of her own unplanned pregnancy. Tessa blooms as the story goes on, her first person narration doesn't feel tired in comparison to D.D's more stoic third person, and by the end I was eager to read more stories about her.

The plot itself laid out nicely, unraveling quickly enough to pull you along but at a satisfying pace.

A well-deserved 7.7/10 (rounded up for GR) ( )

Amazing again!! Just when you think you know what's happening she twists the plot on you and sends you off in another direction only to yank you back on to another path before dragging you back into your original line but throwing in a bunch of details you missed on your way through!! This one was a wild ride!! ( )