This novel had the potential to be very scary and intense; instead it turned out to be very weak in the development of the story line resulting in no scare, no intensity, no mystery. It makes a good read if you just want to waste a day reading without having to become too involved with the characters. The timeline in which the story takes place is not believable which make everything that happens seem unbelievable. The ending of this book was truly disappointing for me, but I also found the ending of her first novel (The three) a huge disappointment also and other praise that book in its entirety. To categorize this book as a horror book is an insult to true horror books.