It could have been a real good book. However the book failed at providing a believable, clever conflict. (view spoiler)[ Discovering you are ill and dumping your lover and disappearing the same day without even leaving a note is just not believable. (hide spoiler)]. On top of that, the two heroes behave like book characters not like real characters. The best thing about the book was a kid, a smart kid, a little genius in the making who was crazy about physics, and absolutely adorable in his enthusiasm.