I read about 1/4 of this book and then put it down--picked it up again read about 1/4 more--so about 1/2..and I stilled didn't like it. The themes running through this book were familiar--and not really new. I grew up near Madison and thought reading about some familiar places would be fun--author used some familiar names but there locations were different. I know this is a work of fiction but it even pushes that genre!