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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
Twenty years before the book opens, she was Rachel Gaston. Her dad was a cop, and her half-brother, Luke, had the hots for a girl in the school who befriended Rachel presumably to get closer to Luke.
It was a high-school prank back then. They were all meeting at the abandoned cannery near the river. It was just a harmless game of shoot’em-up with a pellet gun. Nobody would get hurt. Rachel doesn’t even want to go, but she shows up at the last minute, and Luke gives her an extra pellet gun he brought. Students fire at will, and so does Rachel. Problem is, the pellet she thought she was firing turned out to be a real bullet, and her half-brother is dead when he gets to the hospital.
Several kids testified at her consequent trial, insisting that she didn’t kill Luke. They found no residue on her hands that would indicate that she fired a real gun, but he is indeed dead.
Twenty years after his death, someone begins killing the women who testified at Rachel’s trial—the one where they pronounced her not guilty. Are the new murders indeed connected to Luke’s death 20 years earlier?
Rachel has become an anxiety ridden single mother of two teens who are both despicable by every measure. Her fears ramp up when she learns of her dead classmates. She’s afraid whoever is killing them will come for her.
This is a twisty thriller, and many of these characters will infuriate you. But the twists are memorable by every measure, and you’ll avoid heart rate increases as you read this only if you’re dead or something akin to that. I guessed one of the scenarios here early on, but I didn’t realize why my guess was valid until near the end. This is good, riveting writing.
It was a high-school prank back then. They were all meeting at the abandoned cannery near the river. It was just a harmless game of shoot’em-up with a pellet gun. Nobody would get hurt. Rachel doesn’t even want to go, but she shows up at the last minute, and Luke gives her an extra pellet gun he brought. Students fire at will, and so does Rachel. Problem is, the pellet she thought she was firing turned out to be a real bullet, and her half-brother is dead when he gets to the hospital.
Several kids testified at her consequent trial, insisting that she didn’t kill Luke. They found no residue on her hands that would indicate that she fired a real gun, but he is indeed dead.
Twenty years after his death, someone begins killing the women who testified at Rachel’s trial—the one where they pronounced her not guilty. Are the new murders indeed connected to Luke’s death 20 years earlier?
Rachel has become an anxiety ridden single mother of two teens who are both despicable by every measure. Her fears ramp up when she learns of her dead classmates. She’s afraid whoever is killing them will come for her.
This is a twisty thriller, and many of these characters will infuriate you. But the twists are memorable by every measure, and you’ll avoid heart rate increases as you read this only if you’re dead or something akin to that. I guessed one of the scenarios here early on, but I didn’t realize why my guess was valid until near the end. This is good, riveting writing.
DNF at 54%, the characters in this book are way too stupid and annoying in their actions for me to even want to know the ending.
I enjoyed reading this book. I didn't want to put it down, because I wanted to find out who was behind all of the deaths that were occuring. I kept guessing, but didn't figure it out until the end when the pieces all started to come together.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
This was a good story, but as it was an ARC or uncorrected proof. There were many typos that were distracting.
The storyline is that a murder occurred 20 years before and the alleged shooter did not serve time. As this happened towards the end of senior year of high school a twentieth reunion is being planned. This novel starts and ends with a visit to a therapist, but it is not who the reader thinks is in the chair. Nightmares do come true.
The storyline is that a murder occurred 20 years before and the alleged shooter did not serve time. As this happened towards the end of senior year of high school a twentieth reunion is being planned. This novel starts and ends with a visit to a therapist, but it is not who the reader thinks is in the chair. Nightmares do come true.
**1.5 stars**
So very disappointed. This book was repetitive and extremely long - not to mention, all over the place. The “build-up” lead to an extremely lackluster and silly ending.
So very disappointed. This book was repetitive and extremely long - not to mention, all over the place. The “build-up” lead to an extremely lackluster and silly ending.