This was less than okay book for me. The premise sounded like it was going to be a book that would hook me from the beginning.

It did. But after that first chapter, it all went downhill.

I liked seeing the different perspectives, what little there was. Besty's part seemed to go on and on and on, in one extra-long flashback. It was intriguing in the beginning, but after a few pages, it was just so full of details that it became too heavy.

I like descriptions as much as the next person, maybe even a little more so. There was detail, after detail, after detail. About everything! It became too much for me.

Example: (from the ARC) "It starts north of Detroit at the Canadian border and snakes down to Ohio past Toledo and Dayton, further south to Lexington, KY, before it passes through the depressed west Tennessee mountains into Atlanta and Macon until it crosses the state line into absolute empty, impossible green space." (page 14). This is talking about Interstate 75. A freeway in all its glory.

Because I was so bogged down with the minute details, I didn't feel much of the thriller aspect of this debut novel. I think I was expecting more than what I received. With that being said, I would definitely give Christine Lennon another try. Her prose was beautifully written, and at times it was gorgeous. I would like to see what she comes up with next.

*I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.