The four Fountain kids are orphans – Mom died of cancer, Dad was run over by his own jeep. Zach, the big brother, stays to take care of Tris, the baby, while their sisters, Smithy and Madison, bailed out due to grief. “Aunt” Cheryl decides to bring in a TV crew to film their reunion, and make some money. The public will want to watch—Tris is considered responsible for both parent’s deaths.

I liked this book. Cheryl is not what you think she is and I enjoyed watching Zach and his siblings try to figure everything out. This is a tense read as you wonder if things will really be alright.
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After the Fountain kids figure out who really killed their father, the story's suspense takes off but comes to an abrupt, awkward stop when Nonny and Poppy show up to the rescue. I liked Jack, Madison and Smithy's tentative steps towards becoming a family united despite their grief, but the scheming Cheryl seemed too one-dimensional to be believable. Somewhat disappointing. ( )

Cooney starts out strong with a disfunctional family of children trying to cope individually with the death of their parents -- their mother to cancer and their father a short time after from an accident caused by their young brother -- the the guardian who seeks to profit from the children's misfortune by putting them on t.v.

The teens are well-drawn and three-dimensional but most of the adults are cardboard cutouts.

On the whole a good read, but the ending is too pat and abrupt when it comes to solving the children's issues. ( )

Story is interesting. Writing is mediocre. Still, engrossing and dramatic, though the cover's a bit bland. (And where does the picture of a candle come from? What does that relate to?) ( )

I liked this book because it was a mistery but there was some parts in it like at the end.Maddison feels some one in the house with her she freaks out but you need to read it only if you like misterys. ( )