To the Power of Three (Abridged) Audiobook

" I have to say I found this book to be pretty disappointed. I expected much more. I think the author could have done a lot more with the story. It had the potential to be really good, but definitely fell short. The book went on for much longer than it needed to. I was interested enough to want to know what happened at the end, and when I finally made it there, I said, "that's it?" I wanted a lot more. "

" I was really swept up by this novel. A number of the characters were not likeable, but I really wanted to find out what happens to all of them. The scrambled timeline increased the suspense. "

" Devoured it over a weekend. Very well-drawn characters, believable + gripping premise and realistic dialogue. Truly an outstanding read! "

" This one really kept me guessing "

" This was my first time reading Laura & I'll be back again. Very good book !! "

" This book took a long time to draw me in, and eventually did. I do think there were too many points of view and too many unnecessary characters. I also found the book to really long for what it had to say. It could have easily been 200 pages shorter and told the same story with the same effect. Overall, it was okay. I didn't dislike it completely, but I wasn't in love. "

" This is my first time reading this author and was glad I did. Good book. Strong characters and plot. "

" The power of friendships and the complications of helpful parents. I have never as an adult read such an excellent look into a child/adolescents life. "

" Interesting lines..."I bet if you checked you'd find the typical high-school shooter doesn't do well on the verbal section of the SAT." "

" Maybe I'm spoiled by series books where you get to know everyone like family, but there were too many names to keep track of who's who in this story until half way through, then it was a good mystery. "

" I really mean 2 stars, and I ditto the complaints in the 2-star reviews. But it did keep me interested all the way through and eager for the (what turned out to be not-so) shocking conclusion. "

" I picked this up based on a review from my aunt and enjoyed the story quite a bit. Felt it a bit lengthy after the denouement, but the characters were well developed and I wasn't able to guess the outcome early on. Good choice. "

" I read this book few years ago For what i remember i didn't like it "

" I thought there was similiarities to this with Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes. Both books deal with acceptance of peers and the pressures of being in high school. This book takes it one step further though. Its much more deeper and tells the story of aftershocks of school shooting of the families. "

" Solid mystery set in Baltimore. I find I really enjoy Laura Lippman's books. "

" Enjoyed it, but not as much as some of her other novels. Found it dragging along in the middle and the suspense, that usually seems so effortless for Lippman to create, felt forced in this book. "

" disjointed and lacking in impact, but some good characterisations "

" This is the first book I have read by this author. It was a good book with lots of twists. A disturbing topic--a high school shooting. "

" I enjoy a good mystery but this was a little lacking. I read it in a day and was invested enough to want to see what the end result was and while it was intriguing I didn't feel satisfied at the end. It seemed a little forced to create a scenario that the reader had no idea about. "

" A little confusing at the end and the mourning wasn't real to me. "

" Lippman is a good mystery writer. She paces the books nicely and makes them hard to put down. "

" I listened to this book on tape. It was a decent crime novel to enjoy while gardening, marketing etc. It could have used a bit of editing. The "reader" was good. "

" Good suspense. Good read. "

" This was definitely a mystery to me through to the end. I could not understand why one friend shot another even though they were estranged and no one - not even the third friend - knew why. "

" So good. I did NOT see the end of this one coming. "

" Very good thriller. The ending was a bit of a disappointment, but I liked it much more than my first Laura Lippman, 'Every Secret Thing'. "

" A solid read w/a surprise ending - well to me anyways. "

" Not as good as the last one I read by her, but still pretty good. "

" Excellent mystery to the very end... "

" Laura does a nice job with characters and her plotting is excellent. "

" Very good suspense story. This is the first book by this author that I've read, but I will definitely be reading more of her books. "

" Audio -- slow a slow tale of a school shooting. "

" Was very disjointed at the beginning - lots of characters. Makes you think. "

" Interesting lines..."I bet if you checked you'd find the typical high-school shooter doesn't do well on the verbal section of the SAT." "

" A little confusing at the end and the mourning wasn't real to me. "

" Not her best - boring "

" This book was okay, A bit too wordy. "

" I wasn't sure I'd care too much about what happens to three teen-aged girls in suburban Baltimore, but it was pretty enjoyable. Good character development. "

" This was really good...but then I found the ending a bit disappointing. However, maybe it is because I figured it out...and I hate it when I figure out the murder mysteries...I like to be surprised. It was well-done though and I would suggest reading it. "

" Read this book coming back from Italy, and it was a perfect tale for the flight/train. More of a novel than a mystery, it really gave you the Baltimore county flavor. "

" Listened to it on CD. "