alisoninbookland
Written on Apr 27, 2018
This was a thrilling ride. The stories start out slow leaving you with too many questions. Once things get going, it’s a wild ride that you can’t put down.
"A psychological thriller following two teen girls, one from a Texas border town hoping to outrun her past and another from Washington state who fears for her future in a public housing complex; when their worlds collide, only one girl will make it out alive"--
- ISBN13 9781524700898
- Publish Date 12 December 2017
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 5 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Delacorte Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Language English
Reviews
This was a thrilling ride. The stories start out slow leaving you with too many questions. Once things get going, it’s a wild ride that you can’t put down.
readingwithwrin
Written on Dec 29, 2017
"This is it, Kayla. The best you're going to get."
Kayla Asher and Betsy Hopewell have two very different lives.
Kayla is just trying to make it through high school and then she can finally run. She already has everything planned out, that is until a guy finds his way into her life and keeps bothering her until she agrees to get a coffee with him, from there we can all guess what's happened to Kayla's plans.
Betsey is scared and jumpy at everything and overall someone who keeps to themselves and tries to make her mom happy. But with a guy around who is trying to make sure they're safe and a mom hadn't always been the best, it's really hard for her to enjoy life and not just sleep all day. That is until she makes a friend (Happy) and she joins in her group and starts to get to know others, but they just might be apart of something that could get her killed.
"I know I can't outrun the demons that want to take me, but at least I can get them away from all these innocent people."
I really liked so many of Betsey's new friends and how even things were a little not so great at times with them they were all still a family. I especially liked how Happy's boyfriend was willing to quit certain things for her and the baby so they could be a family. All of the family surrounding them and how supportive they were was so nice to see. As for Kayla's friends I just never really connected with them, I guess I felt nothing for them and couldn't help but be a little annoyed with her at times because of what she was doing.
Overall I did really like this story. I didn't love it because I was able to figure out something very early on, but even with that figured out I still had so many questions that got answered slowly throughout the book. I wasn't expecting it to get that dark though during the last 100 pages, but I'm also glad it did because if it hadn't we wouldn't have been able to feel the real fear that they had and how serious this all was. So many things happen that I was not expecting and just wow. You just have to read it to believe it, because if not it won't make sense fully because of how twisty this story is and how good at lying certain people are.
Sam@WLABB
Written on Nov 12, 2017
Whew! That was a wild ride, and I loved every second of it. Searcy did an incredible job setting the tone for this gritty mystery-thriller starting from the very first page, and she kept me in a constant state of anticipation from that point forward.
The book followed two girls, Kayla and Betsy, who were separated by geography, but shared one common goal - survival.
Kayla was trying to adjust to life back with her finally clean and sober mom. She was working a dead-end job as she kept her eyes on the prize, which was escaping her downtrodden life for one with possibilities. Her POVs sort of broke my heart, because she lost so much, when she was returned to her mom. I admired her keep-your-head-up attitude, but my heart ached for all she could have had.
Betsy was more of a mystery. Taunted by the burner phone, and the person on the other end, who held her life in their hands, she was in a constant state of distress, always looking over her shoulder. My curiosity was piqued, and I was compelled to keep reading in order to get some answers. Betsy's chapters were the ones that really got my heart pumping. Her harried mental state was well written, and her emotions and fear jumped off the page. There were times that her stress was so palpable, I found myself actually biting my nails.
I really enjoyed searching for the clues and assembling the truth behind this story. My first objective was to figure out the connection between Kayla and Betsy, which I did. Then I needed some answers regarding the serial killer, and I was also right there (but it was very close to the end of the book). However, there were several major reveals that left my mouth slightly agape, as I just didn't see those parts coming.
I really loved the ending, because Searcy did so many things right. Most importantly, she gave me answers. I don't think there were any loose ends by the last page of the book. She also gave me hope. Hope for Kayla and Betsy, and that is my one requirement when I read a darker book. I can walk on the dark side, as long as I am given some hope for the future of the characters, and Searcy definitely left me in a positive state.
Overall: A fantastic thriller, where Searcy masterfully wove Kayla and Betsy's lives together seamlessly, and drop us piece after piece of this complex puzzle.
*I would like to thank the publisher for the advanced copy of this book
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