I was torn between a 3 or 4 star rating on this one because I really enjoyed this book. David Shafer's style was right up my alley, and the ensemble of characters were believable, entertaining, and exactly what each other needed. I was completely engrossed in this story, and devouring it as fast as I could because 99% of this book was gripping and extremely well-crafted. But the ending. Oh, the ending. I've been told before that maybe endings are too important to me. I've had strong reactions to bad endings that cause me to forget how much I enjoyed the 400 pages preceding it. So when I got to the last few pages (seriously, it only fell apart for me in the last 2-3 pages) I tried to remind myself how much I was loving this book up to that point. So these are my main take aways: great story, interesting characters, haunting plot, and an ending that fell very flat for me, but not every one will feel that way. This is still, in my opinion, very much worth the read.