I’m one of those people who loves to hang on to clues, wondering if this or that has a certain significance in the grand scheme of things. I kick myself if I miss something that should have been obvious. If you are anything like me, you’ll enjoy piecing this one together. Throughout the novel, I was wondering what the connection was, what was the final link that put everyone, everything together.

I’m a huge Dexter fan so when I read the blurb I knew this book was for me. Now, to be fair, it’s not as Dextery as I would have liked but we do have a vigilante style novel where a serial “finder” catches the eye of a serial killer. Seriously folks…What could possibly go wrong ?

The story within THE GIRLFRIEND grows over the course of the first half of the book. This is where the reader could take a side: Team Laura (The Mom) or team Cherry (The Girlfriend). However I found it particularly difficult to like either one of these women or take a side. I enjoyed the jockeying of position though. Who could ultimately outplay or outlast the other.

The beauty in reading When We Were Birds was the way Mutch played with words. She is without a doubt a word painter. Her artful description of something I’ve read described many times stopped my breath.

I love Amy Stuart’s writing. I can’t put my finger on why exactly but perhaps it is the fluidity and the flow that make her books so enjoyable to read. Still Water has many twists and turns, great backstories and tackles some serious subject matter along the way.