**3.5 Stars**

Usually when I write reviews I do it immediately after finishing a book because I feel like that's when I have my most honest feelings about it. However, with this one, I had to simmer on it for a bit.

I really liked the beginning, my attention was lost in the middle, and the end was like WHAT. THE. HELL.

I mostly liked all the characters. I loved Elliot. I thought he was such a sweet guy who was trying like hell to hang on to a girl he loved who was keeping secrets from him. He was so genuine and just an all around great guy.

Catherine was just messed up. Of course, in the beginning she was great and I understand why she changed after that, but she was just a little too evasive. Which then translated in confusion for not only Elliot, but me as a reader. There were a lot of times in the middle where I had NO idea what was going on and not in a good way. I was confused as to why the guests were being kept a secret, which is revealed later, but I feel like I should be more curious than confused. That is one of the reasons why I gave this a 3.5 stars.

The other reason I gave it 3.5 stars was because I felt like there were some loose ends that weren't tied up most of which involved the person who disappeared.

What saved it from getting just a 3 star rating was the ending. I had about 15% of it figured out and the rest was shocking. I consider myself to be a pretty observant person and I didn't even get it.

Overall, yes I recommend this book. The only books I've read by Jamie McGuire are her Beautiful series books so I wasn't sure what to expect. Like I said before, the middle was a little boring to me, but the rest of the book makes up for it.

I love McGuire's stories. They are always so entertaining as well as heartfelt, with characters that are unbelievably hard to forget. Which is why when I saw her latest release I picked it up without hesitation.

And while I did enjoy this and it will definitely be one that I won't be forgetting anytime soon I'm finding it very hard to review.

It was good, I liked it but it was also very..strange. The story dragged a bit at times and while the big "secret" was quite the shocker, it was also very..strange. It is so hard to say more without giving anything away but this one left me a bit unsettled and with mixed emotions.

It was definitely unique and a bit twisted with the ending but still an engaging story that I am sure fans will like.