I would love to have back the time I spent reading this book, but that is the risk we take when choosing a novel. I found myself wanting to toss it after a chapter or two, but kept on because I was on vacation and too lazy to pick another book. I kept hoping Isabel would grow up and redeem herself or at least grow up, but she remained a shallow, unpleasant character in a shallow, boring book with a weak, unsatisfying ending. The best I can say for this novel is that it was mercifully short!