I was debating between 2 and 3 stars for this one, but I had to go with 2 in the end.
Here's why:
You say you need space, but you're crushing hard on the neighbor, who by the way kind of creeped me out. He's a cop, yet, he was WAY too straight forward and wouldn't take a hint or no for an answer. Anyways, you say you need space to think about what's going on in your marriage, but you're crushing on the Detective and when Scott tries to talk to you you push him away. Fine, I understand, but either talk to someone (attorney, counselor, etc.) or actually THINK about your marriage. Then he's out for 2 weeks only to be found dead. Grieve. You still love him, you were married for 15 years! Instead you go and have sex with your hottie neighbor. THEN, you find out your BFF is dead and less than a year later your married to the hottie Detective. Ummm...I think I would be much more of a hot mess if I lost 2 people I loved in like a week's time. Marriage would NOT be on the radar. WAY too soon.
What was with the prologue? Who were the little boys? Was it Jake and his brother? Was it Jerry and his brother's mom?
Why didn't Jake ever really talk about his family? They skimmed it while running, but nothing major. Why write the prologue if it's not really talked about in the book? I don't understand.
There were just too many unanswered questions for me and Jake the creeper was not smooth at all.
Sorry, this one just didn't work for me.