I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The mystery and plot was definitely a page turner after the first few chapters. This was my 3rd attempt at this book. The first 2 times proved to be very difficult to get through the beginning chapters. A friend, who really enjoyed this book, told me to push through and get past the beginning as its relevance to the main plot is not that significant. Once I got to the crux, I realized that this book really is a page turner. The only thing it lacked was an emotional connection to the characters. However, it was easy to accept that this is the style of the writing and to focus more on the plot. Although I felt bad for the heroine at the end of the story, I couldn't help but think, "well, what did you expect?!" The author doesn't show us beyond what's on the surface of the characters' emotions, that I didn't feel as bad as I should have at the end. Anyway, I can't wait to watch the movie now!