Dina SAMBADJALLO SAMBADJALLO itibaren Shilovka, Tverskaya oblast', റഷ്യ, 171384 itibaren Shilovka, Tverskaya oblast', റഷ്യ, 171384

The story drew me in right away, but about half way through, it started to lose me. In the beginning, I liked Max and Zoe. My heart broke for Zoe. Of course, Max turned into an idiot, but he was still a reasonably likable idiot. Then, about half way through the book - give or take - they both turned into whiney, insufferable boors. I started to root against both of them. The story itself also started out really well, then got to be a bit much. Some things seemed contrived. I liked the premise, but somewhere in the middle, the execution started to falter. Thankfully, Ms. Picoult was able to pull it out in the end. I have to say, I was able to predict the ending, but only about 1 page before it actually happened :). I did like the ending, and felt it redeemed the book a bit. I don't think any of Ms. Picoult's books can compare to My Sister's Keeper (at least, none that I have read so far). But this is a decent, quick read for the beach or a long, rainy weekend.

One of her better Anita stories in a LOOOOOOONG time.