“A heart-pounding page-turner with an outstanding cast of characters, a deliciously creepy setting, and an absolutely merciless body count.” –Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie and The Project
A New York Times bestseller
It’s been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother and she’s still adjusting to her new life in rural Nebraska. Then, one by one, students at her high school begin to die in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque flair.
As the body count rises and the terror grows closer, can Makani survive the killer’s twisted plan?
I love Stephanie Perkins' books, but this one kind of fell a little flat. I get what she was trying to do with the story, but I just didn't connect with it the way I did with her pervious novels. I love murder mysteries, and I love romance, but both aspects didn't work for me here. The romance felt a little too pushed for me, I wasn't into it. Makani and Oliver didn't seem right for each other. Maybe it was because the book was so short, and there was murder's going on, so I didn't get enough build up to their relationship.
The murders happening were a lot more interesting than the romance. The first one that happens from page one really unsettled me, mostly because we don't get to read about it like we do the others. We're just left hanging with the sound of a timer going off. But as the story progressed, and we actually get to read about the murder from the killer's perspective, it kind of lost it's flair. Then finding out who the killer is only halfway through the book makes it even less interesting.
Although finding out who the killer was so early didn't effect me too much, it did to an extent. I would have definitely enjoyed the book more if the suspense was there for a little longer. While there is suspense till the end, it's not the same as an unknown killer running around.
While I think the story fell a little short, I still enjoyed it. It kept me entertained, and I wanted to keep picking it up to read more, but that was mostly because of the murder, not the romance.
