Story was really good, just did not expect the extent of the ...
580351
Story was really good, just did not expect the extent of the sexual content, and never like when an author uses Gods name in vain, with the vast curse words out there to choose from I would think God would not be one of them. It was a good story on its own without the things mentioned above.
3010532
not what I expected, but still a good read.
4091676
This was not the kind of Bookshop I had been anticipating when I purchased this book. However, the story was good and kept me interested. I had a bit of a problem near the ending of the book as I couldn't relate to or understand the coming together of her love interests. I also felt like the "end" of the story came together too quickly.
2364073
More like 4.85 stars! But the thing is, I feel like there could have been a little less detail about some of the things and a bit more detail about others.  Overall, it was a great story, held my attention, and I would definitely recommend it.
2047876
I loved this story, and mostly because it surprised me. At first I was a tad disappointed to realize that the relationship between Laurie and Ed is not, actually, the primary plot of the story. They come to together relatively quickly and the bumps they experience never come to close to relationship shattering. The "tension" before they finally get together is very brief. The real story is about Laurie and Ed coming to accept life changes that have to do with their personal lives. Ed, with his football injury, and Laurie with his internal hangups about performing dance in public. That may come off as a tad dull, but I loved it.

My only "thing", I would say, was the hot tub scene. It made no sense to me. Didn't flow with the story and didn't match Ed and Laurie's personality types at all. It felt like a exhibitionist scene that belongs in an entirely different kind of book. Also, it felt like Oliver kept implying that Laurie didn't "accept himself as a gay man" because he wasn't sexually flamboyant and even promiscuous. As if performing a sex act while two other people watch meant he had "accepted himself" as a gay man? What? I don't think promiscuity or exhibitionism have anything to do with personal acceptance. I think Oliver was just an old libertine who wanted others to be like him.
1040676
Unexpected story line which grabbed me until the end.
3960207
Considering that the main character has no name, I was very attached to her story.  With the distant narrative, more telling than showing, and clean storyline - the story fits well in the MG age range.  I feel that the author could of extended the story easily by another 50 pages by adding more descriptions and more character development.  However, it is a very solid story.  By 80% through the book, I was worried that the book would end in a cliffhanger because there was so much more left to be resolved.  There is some closure, but the ending feels anti-climatic and ambiguous.  Overall, a quick story worth reading.
749563
I thought the story was unique and untapped.  I was struggling to "predict' the things that would follow, so that was unexpected and good.  I thought it ended abruptly and semi-hanging with no real explanation, but that's ok too.  Overrall very good.
448396
I thought the story was very good with lots of surprises and my thoughts are. Grandmother will get her way in the end. .

Dislikes: I'M not in the the sexual aspects- I felt there was to much.

Recommend:to all of my friends, however would advise them of my feelings of to much the sex. Not needed to make a great story.
257345
I really enjoyed the story.. got me in, but could do without SO MUCH explicit sex.... I skipped a  lot of that . But the story line very good.
4056702
I was surprised by how much the book kept me reading on. Good story, unexpected twists, an over all well told tale.
1858657
Didn't know what to expect from this read but it was a good story and I am glad I found it.
630168
For starters this book actually surprised me quite a bit. The  theme of the book is what really drew me to it, though it reminded me of other movies or books that have a similar theme.

It's all about this: Would you kill someone to save your child? I found it very intriguing to see the length that a father would go to to protect his children. The surprising element of this book was the underlying theme of good versus evil, or heaven versus hell. This book had spiritual elements, not blatantly of any one religion in particular, although there is an exorcism involved.

Once the story got started, the book was hard to put down.

The one flaw I found in this book was character development. The  Author did not take a lot of time establishing who the characters were, what made them tick, and he didn't reveal anything about their pasts. In my opinion one thing that makes a good book great is character development, so that's why I couldn't give this 5 stars.

Along the same lines I enjoy a book that paints a picture for the audience. This book lacked detail, images, locations, how characters look, etc. It made it difficult to visualize the story in my mind.

Lastly, I didn't find a lot of the scenarios plausible, even within the context of a fiction novel. Also considering that the main character was an attorney, he wasn't written to be very smart and that didn't make sense.

Overall, I really enjoyed the story anyway. I think that most people who are into this kind of story will enjoy the book. I recommend it.
2204739
Wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when I downloaded it as I am not normally into this type of story. Found myself pleasantly surprised and got wrapped up in the story pretty quickly.  Definitely worth the read.
768089
First of all, not being familiar with the author, I was expecting a more usual mystery/sleuthing story and not a horror story so I was a bit taken aback to realize what I was really reading. I felt the characters and situations were often implausible, with lots of head-shaking moments of me thinking, "Why is he/she doing this?" However, the writer has a compelling way of pulling you into the story, and you want to know what happens next, even if you don't believe it. As a story-teller, he's very good. Once I started, I didn't want to stop reading until I knew what happened to all the characters.
1793370
I'd give this five stars for a teen or young adult. Storyline and writing style is a bit simple for an adult. Overall it was a really good story with unexpected ending. For young readers, there is some sexual content but it's pretty mild and not graphic.
4873610
This story wasn't at all what I expected.  First it was a great story.  It had good character development - a good theme and I really couldn't put it down just wanting to know if the hero succeeded in the end.  But I didn't really expect to find such a wonderful spiritual componet in the story.  It is so subtle that it sinks into you and makes you smile.  Like Jesus does - just to see you come near him.  Good story, well-written and it will leave you will something special, subtle and unexpected spiritually.