I can't say I found this book gripping; it's a light read that I would pick up for half an hour or so before going to sleep, and then forget about until the following evening. It would be ideal to take on holiday, since it's easy to put down at any point, and straightforward enough that it's easy to pick up again. Don't expect anything too deep. And yet, there's a lot more to the book than I had expected when I started it. Definitely worth persevering beyond the early chapters.
Many thanks to the publishers for sending the book. We also have a review of Reichs' [[The Best Day of Someone Else's Life by Kerry Reichs|The Best Day of Someone Else's Life]].
If you like apparently light books with more depth than expected, you might also enjoy [[The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella]] or [[Pandora's Box by Giselle Green]].