I loved Confessions and think Wicked was brilliant- so much detail, passion and suspense. I couldn't wait to read Lost! What a disappointment. It reads like a romance novel at times. I felt like he had to get something to the publisher and wrote this the weekend before. He is a better writer than Lost! Read Wicked instead (or again) and skip this one. It will only turn you off to a great writer that needs to get back to what he is good at.