The Weight of Blood

I can't put my finger on exactly why I didn't absolutely love this book, but there is something about it that keeps me from giving it more than three stars. For one, there was no doubt within the first chapter of the book who was responsible for the girls' disappearances (to me). But the how, why and where took a little longer, though not much. My heart broke for Lila and I did enjoy the alternating perspectives, but Lucy....well, something about her just kind of kept her at arm's length for me as well.

I think the biggest thing that bothers me is there are times when Lucy gets information that needs to be shared, but she hold everything too close. For what reason, I really didn't understand, but still felt odd to me.

Nonetheless, the book was a decent read. I did enjoy Lucy's voice, Lila's as well and the other characters were colorful enough.