I had such high hopes for this book! I put off reading it several times and then I finally got around to it. The start of the book was slow. It took forever to get to the point. And honestly, the characters were so unlikable. I pushed on after reading reviews that the book does get better if you stick with it. I waited it out. Finally near the middle of the book. SOMETHING HAPPENED. About time. Around the middle I was like woohoo interesting things! Then.. near the end.. flat again. I don't want to spoil things but seriously what the heck. This book had one of the most unsatisfying endings. It was too much about Lotto and not enough about Mathilde. She was the interesting character. I would have read an entire book about her. Ultimately, this book just left me feeling ripped off out of a big ending that it was building up to and never happened. (view spoiler)[Seriously, what was the crime that was committed by Chollie?! What did she let him get away with (hide spoiler)]