This book … I was 100% influenced by bookstagram when I bought this book. Everyone raved so much about it that I had to buy it as it is not a genre I’m usually drawn to. However, promises, promises… ended up in big disappointment.

I’m not going to give you a rundown of the plot because the summary says it all. Literally. Instead, I’m going to list some of the reasons why this book didn’t work (for me):

- There is never a sense of thrill, of fear, in the book. Some chapters leave something hanging like its scenes never reach their climax.

- The main character is very inconsistent to me - she reminds me of Bella from Twilight, surrounded by the big, bad, vampires. It is not the case, obviously, but she seems so frail, so meh. Her story is also a confusing mess, but when you read it you’ll see what I mean. The thing with Sam and Isaac is senseless and how she solves this “mystery” is just stupid, there is no other word to describe it. You expect it to be something big and it’s not.

- What the book promises is not delivered, folks. There is no mystery here if you’re relatively good at reading through plot holes. We get some murders, some lies uncovered but … meh. The hype that this book got promised more than that. I’m sorry.

- The flashbacks mid-narrative are SO BAD. I got the idea they’re intended for a movie script because the way they are put is so emotionless… I can’t explain it better.

I was going to talk briefly about the characters but I don’t want to spoil you guys. Telling you about them takes the little fun of understanding their personalities and who they are. Although they’re all very underdeveloped. For a book with these many pages, I was expecting more character development, more action, more “hard to figure out” mystery.

I’m bummed because I wanted to like it A LOT. It is an ok read, I guess I just had high expectations.

This is a 2.5/3 star for me.