Ratings12
Average rating3.6
"At the end of a long winter in well-to-do Ridgedale, New Jersey, the body of an infant is discovered in the woods near the town's prestigious university campus. No one knows who the baby is, or how her body ended up out there. But there is no shortage of opinions. When freelance journalist, and recent Ridgedale transplant, Molly Anderson is unexpectedly called upon to cover the story for the Ridgedale Reader, it's a risk, given the severe depression that followed the loss of her own baby. But the bigger threat comes when Molly unearths some of Ridgedale's darkest secrets, including a string of unreported sexual assaults going back twenty years. Meanwhile, Sandy, a high school dropout, searches for her volatile and now missing mother, and PTA president Barbara struggles to help her young son, who's suddenly having disturbing outbursts. Told from the perspectives of Molly, Barbara, and Sandy, Kimberly McCreight's taut and profoundly moving novel unwinds the tangled truth about the baby's death, revealing that these three women have far more in common than they realized. That the very worst crimes are committed against those we love. And that--sooner or later--the past catches up to all of us"--
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This was well written, interesting, and I absolutely loved the plot. However, the issue is that is started extremely strong and it was awesome but then it seemed to get less and fast paced and I wasn't as invested in the characters. I found this sad because it started off so good but got worse. I'm left feeling confused and I really want to give it 3 stars but I feel too mean doing that. So.
3.5 stars.
Sad it was disappointing, but it was still good.
3.5 stars. I enjoyed the story but I feel like things wrapped up a little too perfectly in the end. I don't think every single little thing needs to be connected. All the characters and plot points were hard to keep track of at some points, I found myself having to flip back in the book and reread certain parts.