I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.

As a first novel, I think this was good. It's an interesting suspense story that really kept me guessing. The writer did a good job of creating a plot that kept you wanting more.

The only problem I had with the book was that I felt everything was a little rushed. The tension was presented right away and made it hard to believe that the characters reacted as strongly as they did. I would have liked more of an introduction to the family and the potential problems they had as opposed to finding everything out later.

That being said...after I found out more about the family and that characters, I really wanted to know more. It look about 70 pages to really get into that groove. After that, I couldn't put it down. I started reading it at 7:30 and didn't want to stop until it was finished (about 12:30 in the morning!).

Good first novel. I give it a 3.5. I'd be interested in seeing what else the author writes.