I've learned over the years that reviews of books are highly personal. Everyone has their own opinion based on what they enjoy reading and that greatly influences the ratings. Personally, I am somewhat strict, trying to keep on a bell-curve in my ratings... not giving too many high or too many low. But when a book catches my imagination and is written in a way that I can visualize everything as a movie in my mind, I find I am impressed. Mr Lawrence is talented in getting the reader to see what is happening with descriptive, visual writing. Of course, I LOVED the story but I rarely give five stars just because I loved the story. That's a personal choice. Nevertheless, the tale wove mystery and plot into something that kept me glued to it. Bravo!