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The world building is terrible. The end. There is nothing more to elaborate since there was practically nothing to start with. Hannah didn't speak to her father about finding out that she's not his biological daughter. It was an important conversation he wanted to have with her when he returned to the States, and it didn't get mentioned at all.

There was some parts of the story that I wished weren’t as dragged along as they were like how Hannah’s mother died. I felt that it was really unnecessary to drag it out so long. I can understand why the author left the reveal to were it was because it put Hannah in the position of her mother and gave her the strength to save herself and Eric. I have given this book 4 stars as some parts I was easily able to guess or figure out parts of the plot (before the characters did), so it was slightly annoying when it took time for the characters to eventually figure it out. Yes, I said cradle. BECAUSE SINCE THE DAY OF HER BIRTH, ROBYN MASON HAS BEEN GLORIOUS. FA-BU-LOUS *snaps fingers*Finally, the plot line. I realize this is fiction but this is so far from plausible that instead of being a romantic thriller, it was merely irritating. The combination of over the top characters and contrived situations made it hard to enjoy the story. If it had been a proper Irish accent, I might have at least forgiven it. But it’s not. It consistently used ‘ye’, without actually knowing what it means. ‘Ye’ is the plural form of ‘you’, pronounced ‘yee’ and used mainly by culchies, which is Irish slang for a country person. Dublin people like myself don’t say ‘ye’. We say ‘yous’ or ‘yis’ instead. The key bits there being it’s plural. So it’s incorrect to use it when a character is speaking in the singular. I enjoyed this novel and kept wanting to read it at every opportunity. I really liked some of the minor characters in the novel, like Lily, fiancée of Colin’s friend Evan and Serena, Maria’s sister. I also liked Colin’s honesty and the way he responded to questions, even if it wasn’t always the answer people wanted to hear. There is a lot of dialogue in this novel and I enjoyed some of the conversations that ensued. Also, it used the old Hollywood Irish form of words, the reduplication and that. It’s a thing, to an extent, but not the way fake Irish accents present it. The novel never once got into real quirks in the Irish accent- things like ‘I do be doing stuff’ or ‘amn’t’. How handy is ‘amn’t’ and its cousin, ‘amn’t I not?’ And ‘giving out’? How other countries survive without that expression (which means both to scold and to bitch about) is beyond me.

This book practically gives a middle finger to folklore and mythology. This is the basic meaning of the word 'Leprechaun'- There's also a bit of music running throughout the story and one particular song that will keep sounding in my head as the story fades and I'm on to something new. I get it that you would prefer to choose the person with whom you'll spend your entire life. I also understand that if you know the other person is worthless, you're not okay with being with her. I can totally understand that, if you're young and your 'betrothed' is a disgusting old hag, you'll want to run for the hills. What can you say about Nicholas Sparks that has not been said? One of the top authors of this genre- mastering romantic suspense. Each of his books dive deep into human emotions and dynamics, with layers of tragedy and loss, with well-developed everyday characters, seeking second chances when unfortunate elements continue to pull them down. In the end, they come out stronger.A chance encounter on a rainswept road will alter the course of both Colin and Maria’s lives, challenging deeply held assumptions about each other and ultimately, themselves.As love unexpectedly takes hold between them, they dare to envision what a future together could possibly look like . . . until menacing reminders of events in Maria’s past begin to surface. So I am going to try and make this review as short as I can, not only because I have nothing to say, but also because nothing really happened. The ending is left open, so you don't truly know how the story ends, but I think that is so often the case for missing persons cases. There is never really a moment of closure, of everything being fixed, and that was reflected within the story. I think the ending was perfect for the way the story went, leaving it up to the reader to decide how their lives are going to progress. The copycat does, however, seem to be following the Ripper's timetable and modus operandi: mutilating the women, removing body parts, and so on. Knyga apibūdinama kaip psichologinis trileris paaugliams. Tačiau kaip trileris, mano akimis, pasirodė silpnokas. Daug ką galėjau nuspėti, bet vis tiek buvo įdomu iki galo perskaityti ir išsiaiškinti, kas, kaip ir kodėl, kadangi pagrindinio Denio dingimo motyvo atspėti man nepavyko, nors po to, kai jį sužinojau, supratau, kad šiokių tokių užuominų pačiame knygos kontekste buvo galima rasti.