Providence | by Caroline Kepnes

Jon Bronson and Chloe are childhood friends. Chloe has remained friends with Jon despite the way the popular kids are school treat him. They have a close bond so on the day that Jon goes missing her world is turned upside down. Four years later Jon reappears but something about Jon is off. 

Jon discovers that people around him die and in order to keep Chloe alive he disappears.  Chloe is devastated but she carries on with her life. Jon randomly pops in with silent phone calls which make Chloe spiral.  

Meanwhile Jon lives the life of a recluse delivering papers and doing his best to stay away from people but bodies pile up. Detective Charles, aka "Eggs" is putting things together and becomes obsessed.

Providence is told in three different narratives, Chloe, Jon and Eggs. The voices are distinct which makes for good storytelling, 

The books is about 400 pages long and could do with fewer pages. There is just too much filler and not enough story telling. I was a bit bored at times but pushed through hoping for a resolution.  The only character I ended up liking at the end was Eggs. 

The book is a good enough read and difficult to review because I both loved and hated it.