A review by justjoel
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard

3.0

What happens to a family when a child goes missing? Interesting premise, but there was much left unexplored here. The mother was an unsympathetic character and the father a one-dimensional caricature. The older brother was mildly interesting. I found myself caring more about the missing child than I did any of the other characters.

Plot was a lot on set-up and not much on delivery, relying on coincidence and unbelievable situations to play out. Lots of questions and loose ends, and no answers. Good as a character study, not so great as a novel.