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Mar 19, 2017wyenotgo rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I realize that my rating of this book is entirely at odds with almost every other review I've read but I regret to say that I found it objectionable on several grounds. First of all, I'm no prude; I try to accept people as they are and I don't recall having said this about a book before but this one offends me on moral grounds. The victim/heroine is a spoiled, selfish, shallow girl who falls victim to her own willful behavior. Peter, despite being a superb teacher in the classroom (would to God I had ever been fortunate to have encountered one half as good in my high school days!) is a spineless wimp who allows his wife and his mother-in-law to destroy his life; the steps he takes in an attempt to assuage his damaged ego are beyond contempt. With two such leading characters, the novelist was facing an uphill battle from the start in seeking to hold my attention. Finally, the central premise of the story, a girl who dies a violent death in connection with her online indiscretions is tiresomely mundane and depressing. As for Mejia's writing, it's workmanlike but lacks any particular merits that would lift if above the run-of-the-mill trashy stuff that seems to sell well in airport shops and drug stores.