" Suspenseful enough. Decent plot. Often felt as though it was written very fast with the author spitting out ideas--not exactly "crafted," in other words. Lots of inconclusive philosophizing about children and relationships. Main character a bit of a whiner without many redeeming qualities. When he asks late in the story why so many people keep believing in him, I realized that I, as reader, certainly didn't think much of him. Still, worth reading the way eating a whole bowl of butter popcorn or a whole pint of ice cream is worth it. There were also quite a few sentences with my pet peeve the misplaced modifier, such as "Having coaxed him to sit on a packing case, he watches me suspiciously." p. 271 (in ISBN: 9780739326121 Random House Large Print). "
— Elizabeth, 1/24/2014