When two boys walk into the woods, and one comes out covered in blood, what would you believe?
Fletcher and Adam venture into the woods for an afternoon hike, but when day turns into night and neither boy returns, their town is thrown into turmoil. Avery, the detective's daughter, is the one to find Fletcher—dishelved, disoriented, and covered in blood. He has no memory of what happened, but Avery can't shake the feeling that something's off. When Adam's body is finally found, Avery is determined to uncover the truth. But if she stands by her gut, and Fletcher, is she standing by a friend, or a murderer? The answer might cost her her life.
Publication Date: July 7, 2015
Fletcher and Adam venture into the woods for an afternoon hike, but when day turns into night and neither boy returns, their town is thrown into turmoil. Avery, the detective's daughter, is the one to find Fletcher—dishelved, disoriented, and covered in blood. He has no memory of what happened, but Avery can't shake the feeling that something's off. When Adam's body is finally found, Avery is determined to uncover the truth. But if she stands by her gut, and Fletcher, is she standing by a friend, or a murderer? The answer might cost her her life.
Publication Date: July 7, 2015
This was a very okay read for me. I didn’t particularly love
the book, nor did I despite it. There was a solid mystery to figure out and the
suspense was well done, but I didn’t particularly like the conclusion. Also,
the character development didn’t always mesh well for me.
I thought the beginning of the book started off with a bang.
The scenes in the woods were expertly written and I loved the descriptive
language the author used. I felt like I was right alongside the characters as
they fought for their lives. I had hundreds of theories over what could have
happened to the boys from them witnessing a drug deal gone bad to a
supernatural attack by a Big Foot creature. Suffice it to say I was wrong on
both accounts and what actually happened left me annoyed over the red herrings
placed in the book.
Avery was an okay character and I actually liked her more in
the beginning of the book than in the latter chapters. Instead of insta-love,
she has a case of insta-friendship with Fletcher that didn’t make much sense.
There isn’t a romance, but I couldn’t understand why she was so set on
believing his innocence when she barely knew him. Fletcher had his ups and
downs for me in the book, but I at least could make sense of most of his
actions.
The pacing was well done until the conclusion. It felt very
rushed and I didn’t feel as much resolution as I had hoped. I also didn’t feel
as much suspense as I had in the opening chapters.
Overall, a good, quick teen thriller that is a perfect rainy
day read.
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Thanks to the publisher for a copy for review!
