I don't get the people flipping out about this book. It's ok, and there are some interesting aspects, but the characters are poorly drawn [what is it about male authors, in particular, who feel the need to impregnate female character in order to make them "interesting?" It's a stupid technique -- it was similarly used in [book:The Fireman|25816688]The Fireman, which suffers from the same problem of boring the reader in the same way. Malorie is incredibly dull. Her children are so boring that I cannot believe anyone would care if they live or die. There is no big reveal. The "attic scene" is laughable. There's just much better horror out there and I wonder if these rave reviews are simply ignorant of other, better books.