where to start... First off, I got a few chapters in and ALMOST gave up on this one but I am actually glad I didn't. The book starts off in a first person voice, told in the story line of Stephen, but then changes to the writers point of view for all of the other characters. Stephen's POV continues into the book when the story is focused on him then it just instantly changes and the rest of the book is told as a story. This was a majority of the reason I almost gave up on it. Once I really got into it I was surprised to see I was already half way done (my Nook said it was 492 pages). Second, it was a quick read, as it took less than 24 hours to finish. Now, on to the story... can you say shocked? I had no idea where it was headed and was surprised one of the "good" guys was a bad guy and the "bad" guys were actually good. It took a turn that wasn't mentioned in the description and I didn't see coming at all. It kind of reminded me of a certain movie I have seen but if I tell you which one it will kind of give away some of the suspense of the story (think family moves into strange house...weird things start happening to a certain male family member...thats it, all I can say lol). Overall it was a quick, good read and as this was the first book I have read by this author, I would be willing to try another book written by her.