A review by mike_morse
Ricochet River by Robin Cody

3.0

Why do I get the sense that I'm reading a high school text book? Well, for starters, the 25th edition proudly proclaims that the new edition is "suitable for use in high schools". Then there is the advertisement in the back of the book for the author's "in-depth Discussion Guide" that has questions such as, " What is the literary purpose of the short chapter lead-ins?" I was starting to think that every literary device in the book existed just to be explained to high school writing students! Even the production of the book was an assignment for writing students (albeit University level). It was an OK story, but I couldn't relate well to any of the characters, didn't find the story believable, and the whole river thing is becoming overdone.