Sandra C. (sandybees) reviewed on 2/22/2011 + 109 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 7

Although I was quite excited to read this novel, I was a bit disappointed by the slow pace of the book. The story centers around forty-something Eliza Benedict who was kidnapped for a period of six weeks when she was 15 years old. Now, Walter Bowman, the individual who kidnapped her has managed to send her a letter despite the fact that he is on death row and awaiting execution for the murder of two girls. Told in present day and interspersed with flashbacks, the story details the abduction, Eliza's life with her husband and two kids and her inexplicable pull towards the man who abducted her. I thought the book lacked life to the characters and it was quite dull. The characters were lackluster which is shocking considering the subject matter. I found this book quite dull despite the hype of it being an excellent book.

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