This book was good but a few things bothered me about it and I am glad that I have made it through the Jodi Picoult books so I can take a break for awhile. First off, this book is being compared to My Sister's Keeper due to similar themes and family issues. I would agree but argue that My Sister's Keeper is much better. Second, can anyone be that stupid (referring to the mother Charlotte)? Even after being presented numerous times with situations suggesting that she was ruining their family and friendships, she keeps going. Third, there are just too many coincidences for this story to be believable. The story would have been much better if the doctor that she was suing for malpractice WASN'T HER BEST FRIEND. The lawyer was adopted and looking for her birth mother (of course she meets here but you'll never guess who she is). Finally, the ending bothered me even though I saw it coming after about the first 50 pages or so. No spoilers but the ending seemed non-sensical after going through the ordeal that they went through. This was a fast read and a decent book but compared to some of her other ones, this one irritated me.