The Hook:
In a sleepy town in upstate New York, people still talk about the summer ten years ago when four teenage girls mysteriously disappeared. When girls start disappearing again, the unsolved disappearances are on everyone’s mind as they race to find the missing girls.
My Impressions:
So based on the cover and the synopsis, I went in expecting this to be a really easy popcorn read, something I could consume hungrily while waiting for some newer books to be available from the library. I absolutely misjudged it, as it is far darker and more complicated than I went in expecting. Definitely closer to the Gillian Flynn end of the spectrum than I was prepared for, but in the best way.
The ending was so genuinely disturbing I had to read something relaxing to wind down, as I finished reading it just before bed. I really think the narrator of the audiobook did an incredible job bringing the characters to life, and especially at the end, made everything feel that much more pressing and frightening.
If you’re looking for a slow build up to an absolutely gutting and horrifying series of twists, this is absolutely the book for you. I’ve probably already said too much if I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll leave it at that.
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Happy reading!
Kat Pollock 