By: Alexandra Sirowy
Many thanks to Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing for the gifted copy of this book!
Lana’s life seems to be broken into two parts, the before and the after. The before.. when her stepbrother, Ben, was still alive. The after.. after he was murdered. After he was murdered when “the core” started talking to her and hanging out with her – Becca, Carolynn, Josh, and the others. While swimming in the spring, they found Maggie dead. The police suspected all of them, especially Lana. Desperate to figure out what was going on, Lana began to look into things. Then others were murdered. The murders mirrored stories that Ben had told her. Is Lana safe?
I really struggled with this book. I read the synopsis and couldn’t wait to read it, but alas, it just wasn’t for me. I never felt any suspense, I was never on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen. The writing felt really all over the place. One of the things that bothered me the most was that Lana would go into these flashbacks midchapter but there wasn’t a break to differentiate that a flashback was happening. So sometimes, I was really confused.
While I did not guess the twists, I also wasn’t surprised by the twists either. By that point, I kind of just wanted the book to end. It was hard to like any of the characters, and with all of this going on, why was her dad not present more?! Josh seemed to be the only redeemable character here.
I did see reviews where others have loved it. I have enjoyed other YA reads, so I really think this one just wasn’t for me, so don’t hesitate to check it out!
Publish Date: July 25, 2017
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