Well I think the fact that it took me 3 weeks to finish this book says a lot about how I really feel about it.

The story starts off interesting enough, but I didn’t vibe with the writing style. I also didn’t enjoy the storyline. It just seemed so outlandish and rushed. I found my head spinning sometimes because I couldn’t quite keep up with all the twists and time jumps.

The story is told in two parts. During the first part Lily Macdonald is a newly wed lawyer who has been assigned the task of proving Joe Thomas’ innocence. Thomas was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, and he has new information that could help free him. Lily feels an instant connection with Joe, and it leads to all sorts of distractions for her as her relationship with her brand new husband suffers dramatically.

Lily and her husband, Ed, also take on the task of caring for their next door neighbor’s daughter, Carla, on the weekends. The parts that are told in Carla’s point-of-view are hard to connect with as she is a child in this portion of the story.

The second part of the book is told several years later. I don’t want to spoil too many of the “shocking moments” from the second part, but they are somewhat predictable. Carla is now an adult and has found Lily and Ed again after all these years. She tries to portray herself as the same innocent girl they knew years before, but they soon find she has some tricks up her sleeve.

I feel like there was just too much going on in this book. Too many elements made it seem too unbelievable, and I just didn’t find myself wanting to take the time to read it every day. Needless to say, I am glad I am through with it!