Genre: Teen, Suspense
Type: e-book
Source: NetGalley
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
First Published: April 18, 2017
First Line: "Reeve's End is the kind of town every kid can't wait to escape."
Book Description from GoodReads: The only thing Winter Crane likes about Reeve’s End is that soon she’ll leave it. Like her best friend did. Like her sister did. Like most of the teens born in town have done. There’s nothing for them there but abandoned mines and empty futures. They’re better off taking a chance elsewhere.
The only thing Winter will miss is the woods. Her only refuge. At least it was. Until the day she found Lennon left for dead, bleeding in a tree.
But now Lennon is gone too. And he has Winter questioning what she once thought was true. What if nobody left at all? What if they’re all missing?
My Rating: 4 stars
My Review: Missing is an intense and sinister read that will keep you on your toes. Edge-of-your-seat, ominous and even a few gruesome scenes help create a steady build-up of tension. Add in the evil taunts by the 'bad guy' and the first half of this book has a wonderfully creepy, dark feel.
The tone lightens a bit in the last half with less of that creepy feel and more focus on the mystery aspect as Winter tries to figure out what's happened to the missing teens from her small town of Reeves End, Kentucky. There is a smidgen of romance but, thankfully, it's kept to a minimum. The dialogue between Winter and her love interest elicited a couple of eye rolls from this 40-something reader so I was thankful the suspense was the focus.
This was more plot-driven than character based. The characters were a bit of a mishmash - from Winter and Jude whom we get to know fairly well to a smattering of locals (including the sheriff who was a one-dimensional corrupt, lazy man who was easy to hate) and some high powered, rich people.
The book focuses on Winter who was an okay main character but I would have liked to have seen more depth to her. Some of Winter's decisions were questionable and some issues had too much of a serendipitous 'right place, right time' feel but Winter she held her own.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. The cover is eye-catching and it's a good, chilling read with twists and a sinister overtone.
Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to Random House Children's Books and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary e-book copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
I hadn't heard of this one. My poor TBR is so high I've been staying away from NetGalley. It looks pretty interesting. Great review!
ReplyDeleteMe too. My TBR is excessive and I tried to stay away from NetGalley, I really did. But it was Kelley Armstrong so I had to request it. 😉 I've backed off for NG more this year as I try to read what I own. Not going as well as I had hoped. New books are so tempting!
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