The Gaps

Okay, so I realised why this book didn't work for me; even though it's really good. I read the synopsis but I kept thinking the two girls (Chloe and Natalia) would team up and solve all the mysteries. Maybe it's because I've been reading more mysteries? See, the synopsis says Chloe and Natalia form an uneasy alliance and then you pair it with a mystery.

So, I was annoyed for a bit because I viewed it differently. It affected how I read the rest of the novel; but also I rated it 3 stars because of the writing style and the characters. The writing didn't flow easily in my opinion. I would read and the way the paragraphs flowed from one to another – it wasn't natural. Most of the time it felt stilted – like Hall didn't work enough on ensuring paragraphs were linked to each other.

It's a dual-pov but I much preferred Chloe's chapters to Natalia. I couldn't get a feel for her (Natalia's) personality. She first came off as a mean girl and then she was distant. But then she really cared, then she didn't seem like she cared. It was too confusing for me. Chloe I understood and also cared about more.

I felt for them, for the characters involved, for the story and the fact that this type of subject unfortunately happens all over, all the time.