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The Monsters We Make by Kali White

5.0

Set in Des Moin in the 1980’s the unthinkable happens, paperboy Christopher Stewart has gone missing. When he doesn’t show up later the police and FBI deem him as kidnapped. That same morning Sammy Cox a paperboy the same age is seen running home from his paper route, out of breath and hiding a dark secret. Sammy’s sister who dreams of one day going to college to become a writer decides to do her own investigating because she knows that Christopher isn’t the first paperboy to have gone missing. Crystal hopes that’s writing her own article on the missing paperboys will land her a scholarship into college. Detective Dale whose on Christopher’s case has been haunted by missing boys case and he’s determined to break the case and bring some closure to the missing boys family’s. As we dive more into the mystery of the boys disappearance, their abductions set in motion a devastating chain of events that touch the lives of everyone in the small town. I loved the slow build up of the mystery and the book is told in three POVS, Sammy , Crystal and Detective Dale. I felt that gave you a more in depth look at the story. Be aware there are a few triggers like child abuse. The book leaves you with the question who are the monsters? Does hunting one make you one as well? Five Stars