Review: A Great Surprise!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2013
I actually really enjoyed this book which was a surprise because I only picked it up because I wanted a quick read. I loved Sam she was so refreshing, not only was she quick-witted but she was tough and had been through so much and it still didn't get her down. I'm not sure why Sam seemed so refreshing as that seems to be the take on a lot of characters these days but I really enjoyed her tough but vulnerable attitude. I felt bad for her in the beginning especially because everyone around her knew what happened and it's really the kind of thing you'd like to keep to yourself if possible. <spoiler>I had a feeling from the moment Lee showed up that he was Elliot. I mean it was just too coincidental that Sam starts a new school and then he shows up.</spoiler> What I particularly enjoyed about this book was that supernatural element didn't really show up until the very end. It was actually mostly just a mystery/suspense up until that point and that also made the book really refreshing. After you find out what Lee is, a couple of previous scenes start to make more sense. I felt really bad for both Sam and Elliot because they were both put through hell because of what happened just in different ways. Sam's whole life got put under a microscope and everyone felt they had a right to her privacy and Elliot? Well I have a feeling the next book will go into more details about how horrible his childhood was. I give this book 4 stars but only because it ended so abruptly. I felt like we were finally getting into the meat of the story when it ended but this book was still a solid 4 stars.