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Review title: did I miss something?
Product review: Wow, lots of raves for this novel which I found extremely disappointing. The author obviously has talent but I thought her intent was confused. I get that she was making a parallel between the prison and the castle but the plotting and action at the castle felt arbitrary and, in the end, sort of superfulous. Really, what did setting the action in this remote castle bring to the novel? A little atmosphere but hardly any suspense -- the one creepy and potentially suspenseful sequence (everyone getting trapped in the tunnels) is resovled in a matter of pages. I didn't believe the castle setting for a moment or the Baroness character. In fact, I assumed it was all part of Danny's paranoia/craziness but then the ending belied that. I was so hoping for a good, creepy summer read. After this and "The Ruins," I give up.
