Oh man, I went through this book in spurts. Because once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I adore psychological thrillers, and this book made me think of the movie Orphan, except Janie actually is a little girl. Chapters were short so felt like the story moved quickly.

My God, Janie creeped me out! I don't think I've ever been as disturbed by a villain child as much as her. I even hated her toward the middle/end of the story, once her layers were revealed little by little. Really sympathized with Hannah and I could put myself in her shoes. Didn't like Christopher as much but I did understand how he felt.

Just took off one star because...the ending. It felt like it was the end of a chapter and I was looking forward to reading what happened afterward. And then nothing. Also, wasn't a fan of the animal abuse, however briefly it was described. Animal abuse never sits well with me.

Otherwise, well done and I would definitely be looking out for Ms. Berry's other works! ( )

the last 30-40% got way too ridiculous and messy for my liking. it was as if the author just threw stuff on the wall hoping for it to stick ( )

Gripping! My favourite from this author so far. ( )

Okay so I'm mad for a couple of reasons:
1) No ending. Yeah. Everyone is mad about that.
2) I read it in one sitting and, in turn, did not sleep at all. I am so tired.
People saying it is unrealistic unfortunately don't know kids with RAD. I have a few friends who have been in this family's exact shoes pretty much, and while something does feel off to me about having a thriller completely surrounding mental illness and a very real situation, I can't deny that it had me at the edge of my seat.
Overall, it's definitely riveting, but I have some ethical qualms and I'm not sure how I feel about the story as a whole. ( )

i really didn't like the start of this book but i was stuck at work having already finished the book i'd brought along and this was free on the kindle app. but the story ended up really engrossing me and i HAD to know what was going to happen. i haven't devoured a book this quickly in a long, long time. partly out of anxiety and partly out of rage- christopher bauer for worst husband of the year award anyone?? god fuck him i'm so mad still. but.........lucinda, ms berry, we need to talk about that ending. you know that final paragraph was trash. i thought my ebook just cut off. ( )