I may be young but let me tell you that this book was probably the best book I have ever read in my life. It is written SO well and I love the little pieces of information that show what leads up to Peter doing what he did. I cried and cried SO much when I read because this book is so emotional and so much to take in. It is outstanding and I would be more than happy to read this book again.

I would recommend this book. However, I think the editor did a terrible job. The dates and ages are completely inconsistent throughout the book. On one page, Peter is told to have gotten his dog at age three, but on the next page, two year old Peter rode on the dog's back. The second to last page the wrong character's name is written; it should be Patrick but says Alex. Yes, I admit that these are minor details but they detract from the book's overall impact. Very sloppy!

This was a terrible book, rather poorly written, with the obligatory female judge and the obligatory single detective who falls for her. The subject was painful, and I only finished the book because it was an assignment for my book club. Several other people did not finish it.

Although it wasn't as good as I had anticipated, I still really enjoyed this book! As usual, Jodi Picoult writes with such force that it was hard to put down. The ending was decently predictable, but there was no way that it really could have ended differently given the subject matter. I loved that a couple of the characters had returned from previous novels too. It was sort of like catching up with old friends! (Be forewarned...if you haven't read Perfect Match or The Pact yet, don't read the QA with Jodi section of this book. There are a couple of end spoilers!) All in all I liked it, and would recommend it to others!

i ended up reading this shortly after a school shooting had just taken place. the compassion that picoult takes when fleshing out the characters and never telling you what is right and wrong, but instead letting you decide for yourself is one of my favorite trademarks of a picoult book.