hyattsarah's review
1.0
I skimmed the last half of it, but reading this book was so painful I'm counting it as read - which I mostly did. This book is a great example of why using present tense rarely works, because it is so distracting - especially with too many awkward, past-tense slip ups. The whole book leaves one with the impression that the author is trying way too hard to be mysterious and dramatic, to the point of ambiguity. It reads very much like stories I wrote in middle school, trying to be mysterious by not identifying characters or locations, or even the presence of people: "A hand reached for the doorknob. The door opened. 'Hello,' said the voice belonging to the woman who opened the door.'" etc. I would have written that at thirteen, and it was annoying then. It is even more annoying for 200+ pages of ~mystery~.
jhaagens's review
4.0
I thought this was a good read... Interesting, well written (but be aware it's written in present tense, if that bugs you). The topic, though, is a hard one and not for the faint of heart... fills you with horror at things that do happen.
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