The One Left Behind

This is Roberts last book, published after she died. I get the feeling there was supposed to be more to it, because it seems a little incomplete. However, I've only read a couple of her other books and one I don't really remember well.
The One Left Behind is the fairly straight-forward tale of a girl who is accidentally left alone in her house for a weekend by her large family. (Home Alone, much?) She encounters a kid and his little brother who are on the run from some bad men and helps them escape. Also, she had a twin sister who died and her uncle has schizophrenia. These last two are the elements that seem like they should have been developed more. Interestingly, the schizophrenic character is very realistic, as though the author has show more some first hand experience with a person living with that particular mental illness.
The story climaxes and ends rather abruptly and there is no real twist involved. Mandy is a very sympathetic character and is well developed, although almost too introspective. No one else gets much dynamism to their character and I think that's what makes the book feel kind of flat. If you're looking for a good book by this author, try The Girl with the Silver Eyes. show less

This book is one of my favorites. It's so sad, because in the very beginning it says Mandy's twin, Angel, was dead! The whole book is based on how Mandy does everything thinking what would Angel do? A sad, but amazing story.

Not the ending I expecting. It's not bad. Nice quick read.
I think the last couple events were really rushed. Could have been spread out a little more. Seemed like the author was in a hurry and running out of pages.