My book group was disappointed by this book. Most members of our group thought the first portion of the book was confusing...all agreed the second part of the book "Maddie" tied up the loose ends and was in general more interesting. However, most members did not care by the time they reached this portion of the book. Many members had looked at previous reviews and could not determine why "Verity" had such stellar reviews. We had a good discussion but most of the discussion was about what would have made the book better.