I received this book through the Early Reviewers program. When I first read the summary it sounded interesting, but it did not quite meet my expectations. I do like the plot idea the author seemed to be going for as it has the potential to be expanded upon and go in several different directions.

The story follows high school student Jake, who begrudgingly joins his friend in investigating the recent disappearance of a teacher, which is just one in a string of disappearances in town. Of course this ends up being connected to a much bigger and more sinister conspiracy that is also responsible for past tragedies that have affected Jake's family, unbeknownst to him.

From the start, I found it difficult to immerse myself in this book. The first couple chapters didn't seem to have a very good flow to them. They felt disjointed and hard to follow at times. Actually, I had that feeling several different times throughout the entire book. The ending itself seemed rushed and not quite fully concluded, almost like there's more to the story.

I don't know if this is a stand-alone book or the first in a series. If it's the latter, I'm willing to forgive some of the plot holes. However, if it is meant as a stand-alone story, I feel there are several things and occurances that could have used more explanation as they seemed to happen almost out of the blue.