I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written and certainly kept my interest. It was interesting to have the two time periods paralleled and the differences and similarities that occurred with what was happening in each. Had the variety and intrigue that makes a book interesting.

Overall good read. Really enjoyed the descriptive parts and the characterizations. Easy to get through, yet not a book I couldn't put down.

I would never have walked through the bookstore and bought this book, however, I am glad I read it. It is definitely a book that makes you think about life and death differently. It is also a good insight into mother/daughter relationships and I also got a reminder that you really don't know about someone fully and that there are many reasons as to why someone is the way they are. Definitely thought provoking and a good read.

I thought the book was well-written and certainly sucked you into wanting to read more. It is thought provoking, yet at the same time very dark and in some ways disturbing. Because I also read the next 2 books in the series, I will say, I think she should have expanded on this book and made it longer instead of adding two additional books where the story was re-hashed and some of the character developing left lacking.