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williamz4lyf's review
2.0
I picked up this book to enjoy some crime thriller. In the end, what I ended up having was a book about an annoying and forward heroine with a co-protagonist/ love interest that was the wrong side of pathetic, and other sub-characters that were totally irrelevant (with a grown man who thought his parents were angels. Urrgggghhh). The villain was really boring and stupid and only served to make the plot even more annoying than it already was. I also wasn't sure whether the author was being derisive toward religion or not, and the main character just kept whining. This was just plain awful. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I was younger and more shallow. I definitely will not be reading book 2 in a hurry. I need to cleanse my reading palette from this book.
lisaeirene's review against another edition
2.0
Weak premise, flat/one-dimensional characters, rather boring.
mcipher's review
3.0
Definitely had that "first novel" feel to it, and also a "young author" feel - it was very earnest and trying hard to be edgy and disturbing. But I also love her writing, she knows how to keep a story going, and that made up for the downsides. I'm interested to see how the characters and writing progress through the rest of this series - I've read most of her newer books and they have such a different, more polished feel, and I would love to get to see that growth happen. If you're a Lisa Unger fan, this is 100% worth reading.
imzadirose's review against another edition
2.0
Didn't really care for this book. Thought it was boring with flat characters and what we were told about Lydia most of it I didn't like. Mainly there was too much religion in this book which really put me off a lot. I may try the next one and hope, since its away from the church, it won't be full of religious stuff.
piepieb's review
3.0
As debut novels go, this was a pretty good effort. I did find a couple of things to be predictable, but I'm a fan of Lisa Unger's recent work and I'll continue to read her. Angel Fire, NM makes for a spooky setting, and the combination of the church, the blind guitarist, and buried bodies (and hearts!) all work to make Lydia Strong a compelling character. I want to continue the rest of this series.