Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been on a roll with stinky books, and this one was no exception. There was so, so much going on with this novel. Too much. Red herrings abound! Unfortunately, it was obvious 99% of them were added as an afterthought, meaning it was still quite easy to figure out who the "Suicide Watcher" was. So, let me give you a brief rundown of the crap-fest that is this story (no spoilers...this is all established very quickly): Elise and Nathaniel are married, having bonded over their mothers' suicides. Romantic, right? They have three children--Ida, Miles, and baby Buddy. Ida dies, but who killed her and why? Following her death, Elise breaks down and believes Buddy was swapped in the hospital...that he's not really her baby. She knows who has her real baby. Or does she? In the meantime, her husband, father, brother, in-laws, random friends, the milk man, her dermatologist, Flo from the Progressive commercials, Santa Claus, Marilyn Monroe, the Mothman, a toy bone, and an old pair of my panties all made an appearance...with accompanying story line, mind you...in this novel. Add to that the full chapters of philosophical ramblings from the "suicide watcher," and I was bored out of my mind. Are you intrigued yet? My old undies have you rushing to click "buy," right? ::sigh:: Look, this book is horribly choppy and lacks cohesion. Further, there are so many characters, you don't really get to know any of them. While there was one mildly surprising twist at the end, mostly, I just felt confused by all the unanswered questions and plot holes. And don't even get me started about the totally nonchalant attitude regarding suicide and rape. One section, especially, had me like, "Wow." My jaw was dropping, but not in a good way. I can't tell you what to do, of course, but if it were me, I'd choose a different Kindle First novel. 1.5 stars **UPDATE** So, I read a few other reviews which mentioned the author completely confusing two different mental health conditions, but using them interchangeably. I genuinely couldn't recall if I'd noticed that or not (probably because my interest was nil while reading this story), so I went back and double checked. Lo and behold, she does indeed get it completely wrong. In this day and age, when all it takes is a quick Google search to verify something like this, it's a completely unacceptable mistake. And embarrassing...was there no editing involved here? For that reason, I'm lowering my rating from 1.5 stars, to 1. Two thumbs down.