I was really disappointed with this book! The character development is quite good at times, so it gets you involved with them, but then something significant happens (normally a death) and the response of the characters is quite shallow and unrealistic. The middle of the book is hundreds of pages too long when the plot moves so very slowly. The ending just really really annoyed me, not only was it rushed after all the time taken to develop the characters and the get through the midle of the book, but it hardly even makes sense. And finally the very last few pages made me really wish I hadn't bothered at all. I normally really enjoy this author's books and have read about five previous to this, but don't know if I will read any more now.