After reading the first few chapters, I couldn't continue. The writing seemed so amateurish. The story just seemed like it wasn't going to take you anywhere and it held no interest. I was going to continue reading but thought it would be in my best interest to put it down. It seems MHC is at the end of her writing career. Her writing just doesn't draw me in anymore. And for years she was one of my favorite authors. I've never given a novel this unfavorable of a review, and hope to never do this again.