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The Bright Lands
by John Fram
3.75⭐️
I knew nothing about this book going into it other than it was a mystery book centering around the disappearance of a small town’s high school quarterback.
And honestly I think that’s the way to go.
I think the author really captured the feel of small town America and the close knit communities that would do anything to protect one of their own. And also the way they ostracize anyone who may be different from them. I could feel the tension in the air as someone said something they knew they shouldn’t have and I could feel the fear once they realized they fucked up.
The reason the rating isn’t higher is because there’s a paranormal element that occurred about 70% of the way in that I wasn’t expecting and didn’t think the book needed at all to be successful, I just wasn’t a fan of that. You could’ve eliminated that aspect completely and the book would’ve still been solid and stood on its own.
I would recommend this book though, it’s one that I know is gonna stick with me for a while.
Content warnings: homophobia, slurs, substance abuse, suicide, murder
I knew nothing about this book going into it other than it was a mystery book centering around the disappearance of a small town’s high school quarterback.
And honestly I think that’s the way to go.
I think the author really captured the feel of small town America and the close knit communities that would do anything to protect one of their own. And also the way they ostracize anyone who may be different from them. I could feel the tension in the air as someone said something they knew they shouldn’t have and I could feel the fear once they realized they fucked up.
The reason the rating isn’t higher is because there’s a paranormal element that occurred about 70% of the way in that I wasn’t expecting and didn’t think the book needed at all to be successful, I just wasn’t a fan of that. You could’ve eliminated that aspect completely and the book would’ve still been solid and stood on its own.
I would recommend this book though, it’s one that I know is gonna stick with me for a while.
Content warnings: homophobia, slurs, substance abuse, suicide, murder