" Dreadful. If the book hadn't been so terribly long, I could have looked past the many annoyances, but as it was, I had way too much time to dwell on just how bad it was. The whole book was incredibly melodramatic--way too much present day drama about a mystery that happened seventy years ago. I can see being interested in the past, but really, it was seventy years ago, so please stop fainting and gasping, and falling into each other's arms at the shock of it all. It was also extremely predictable, and yet somehow the characters, given the same clues the reader is, are unable to see the obvious. It is painfully slow to watch them discover the truth. There was also way too much metaphorical talk of gardens and horseback riding. The final twist at the end was completely unnecessary and was disgusting to me, as a mother. Just one problem after the other in this book. Would not recommend it. "
— Sarah, 2/8/2014