It was OK. I was on board much more for the first half, but thought it dragged for a while after that and then didn't really go anywhere that it hadn't already. It's very focused on the characters and their thought processes, but they didn't have the complexity to carry it for that long. It was interesting finding out about them, then interesting again when the Washingtons arrived (I thought at that point it was going to be more about the racial dynamic, the distrust between them etc.), but not so much after. Looking back, it goes downhill after the terrifying noise, which seemed like it was going to herald, well, something, then doesn't lead anywhere. I would say, however, that the writing style is very good. Some great descriptions etc. Funnily enough, I was even talking with Mrs B about the shopping list bit Stoph mentioned. We both thought that was really well done, conveying a lot about her thinking, the type of person she is, the situation, in the way it divided up the items. Clever bit of showing not telling.