I found a physical copy of this book in a Little Free Library and picked it up. Checking online, I saw the reviews were just so so, but that it was included in KindleUnlimited, read and listen. As I'd just signed up for one month of the KU program, and I like to have read books I pass on in my own LFL, and this was short, I figured I'd give it a go.

It felt longer than 200 pages ... it was an ordeal to push through. I was rolling my eyes so much, this was really not good. I kind of liked one final reveal, but that was not enough to save it. 

From the prologue scene (I really dislike these little peeks into a future event ... spoiler much?), I guess it's honestly the very end, although it doesn't really line up. The prologue and epilogue are both present tense, Elise POV, 1st person.  Most of the other chapters are also Elise's POV, but past tense (still 1st person), with a few chapters here and there from Chantal (the neighbor's) POV, 3rd person. These switches felt SO strange and disjointed.

The whole thing, every character was just a caricature, and "really???" everything, all the action and dialog and unfolding events were so over the top. 

Probably should have been a DNF (but then I don't give a rating) ... but it was so short, I figured I'd push through.  

Profanity x 11. Another word I noticed was "panoply" (have seen it a couple times before, I like it!). Short but extreme focus on a couple birds (woodpecker and jay) which I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't read [book:The Backyard Bird Chronicles|194803881] recently ... great book!)  Also the mention of PNW, Orcas Island specifically (has been a family vacation spot). 


I'll put the book back out in the LFL ... maybe someone else will like it?