A pick for my WJ Bookclub - somewhat spooky (dark/tense) for the month of October. This was pretty action packed and grabbed my attention right away. I went with the audio for my initial experience, but will likely attempt to read some in review for bookclub. I have it in Kindle and hardcopy. 

Overall, I liked it. Written in the 3rd person/present tense, which felt a little stilted. I got a tad frustrated at the lack of headers, at the chapters/shift of POV. It was mainly from the mother's POV (Rachel) but we also saw from Kylie's eyes, the mysterious person behind the chain (just "she" ... we don't know who she is until later), Pete ... I think that was all. And not that it was impossible to figure out who's "chapter" is was, but is there anything wrong with making it EASY for the reader by providing a heading? One that can then be included on the Table of Contents? So that if I wanted to go double check something I remember happening in a "Kylie" chapter I could just check the TOC and know which chapters to turn to?  With the 3rd person omniscient overseer telling the story, and the same narrator in audio throughout, it all sounded the same. The chapter would start off with "she ______" and I'd think SHE WHO? Rachel, Kylie? The mystery woman? And sometimes it would be a few sentences in before it would clarify. I would have appreciated some distinction, or at least some helpful labeling.  There were dates/times listed, there was a Part 1 and a Part 2 ... the start of part two did NOT list a date, which again, would have been helpful, as this was a shift back in time (it's stated in the first sentence that it's "sometime in the late 1980s). The next chapter it's back to Rachel, sometime in the "present" no date listed, the unknown "she" until a ways down the page and we figure out it's Rachel. Again, as it switches around - HEADERS WOULD BE HELPFUL!

As for the story ... SPOILERS

while I can kind of accept that people would not go to the police because of the consequences, what are the odds that normal/everyday people at every step along the way of the chain, are going to be able to successfully kidnap a kid without getting caught (by random people around, by the kid getting away like Kylie almost did), that a couple could just kill a cop and somehow not leave behind any evidence and get away with it ... I had no idea kidnapping and murder were so easy to get away with! And lucky for Rachel that Pete knows so much to help with B&E, intimidation and tracking,  hacking, etc. Does everyone along the chain have some magical someone with such skills? And this is happening what, every few days, for years? And it's always successful and covered up? Ummmkay. Can someone come so close to death with a peanut allergy, and then just recover without any intervention (other than time?) So "annoying" how the big bad guys can just say "okay, now we want double the ransom" ... it's that kind of changeability that would make the chain breakdown, because they can't be trusted to keep their word. The Ginger reveal ... saw that coming. I need to brush up on medical stuff, after chemo and such, can someone easily (and safely) have a baby?)

There was no proFanity in this - surprising. 

We'll see if I update the review after bookclub discussion.