Genre: Young Adult, Horror, MysteryPublisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 978-1-9848-3701-1
Format: Hardback, E-Book
Release Date: 24th September 2019
Links: Goodreads, Amazon.com, Indigo,
B&N, Book Depository
Synopsis:
Once a year, the path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons. Who is brave enough to find her--and who won't make it out of the woods?
It's been exactly one year since Sara's sister, Becca, disappeared, and high school life has far from settled back to normal. With her sister gone, Sara doesn't know whether her former friends no longer like her...or are scared of her, and the days of eating alone at lunch have started to blend together. When a mysterious text message invites Sara and her estranged friends to "play the game" and find local ghost legend Lucy Gallows, Sara is sure this is the only way to find Becca--before she's lost forever. And even though she's hardly spoken with them for a year, Sara finds herself deep in the darkness of the forest, her friends--and their cameras--following her down the path. Together, they will have to draw on all of their strengths to survive. The road is rarely forgiving, and no one will be the same on the other side.
Review:
**Book sent to me by PenguinTeen Canada
in return for my honest review**
**Book sent to me by PenguinTeen Canada
in return for my honest review**
As soon as I heard that this book was in the style of the faux-documentary, The Blair Witch, I knew I had to request a copy.
This takes place the year after Sara's sister, Becca, disappeared. Soon, Sara and her estranged friends receive a mysterious message to 'play the game'. They find themselves inside in the darkness of the forest where not everything is as it seems. Sara and her old friends have to join their strength in the hopes that they will find a way out.
This book was everything I was hoping it would be and more.
Sara, the protagonist, has gone through a lot. The pain of her sister vanishing is obviously still on her mind and she also has to deal with her estranged friends. At the start of the book, Sara is very vulnerable and driven by the desire to finally find her sister and find out the truth about what happened. She never believed in the local legends but soon comes to realise that the stories they once knew aren't what they seem to be.
There are a wide range of other characters in this book, namely Sara's sister Becca. All the characters, I felt, were really well written. The way each character interacted with one another and how they function within the group dynamic was written brilliantly. As the lives of characters were revealed I found myself coming to question the true intentions of each of them. I couldn't help but question if they were someone involved in the mysterious disappearances.
The plot of the book was really captivating. I loved that the horror wasn't in your face, some aspects where suggested rather than shown, which I felt was more spooky and creepy. The twists and turns in this book had me on the edge of my seat. The world building in this book was also excellent. It was intriguing, haunting and sinister.
There were moments where I didn't know who to trust or what secrets each character might be hiding. I also really enjoyed that rather than the conventional way of telling a story, the author also used other media forms such as text messages and video transcripts. I felt that it made the reading experience much more unique and exciting.
This book is the perfect spooky read. I was hooked from this book from the first few pages and I didn't want it to end.
This takes place the year after Sara's sister, Becca, disappeared. Soon, Sara and her estranged friends receive a mysterious message to 'play the game'. They find themselves inside in the darkness of the forest where not everything is as it seems. Sara and her old friends have to join their strength in the hopes that they will find a way out.
This book was everything I was hoping it would be and more.Sara, the protagonist, has gone through a lot. The pain of her sister vanishing is obviously still on her mind and she also has to deal with her estranged friends. At the start of the book, Sara is very vulnerable and driven by the desire to finally find her sister and find out the truth about what happened. She never believed in the local legends but soon comes to realise that the stories they once knew aren't what they seem to be.
There are a wide range of other characters in this book, namely Sara's sister Becca. All the characters, I felt, were really well written. The way each character interacted with one another and how they function within the group dynamic was written brilliantly. As the lives of characters were revealed I found myself coming to question the true intentions of each of them. I couldn't help but question if they were someone involved in the mysterious disappearances.
The plot of the book was really captivating. I loved that the horror wasn't in your face, some aspects where suggested rather than shown, which I felt was more spooky and creepy. The twists and turns in this book had me on the edge of my seat. The world building in this book was also excellent. It was intriguing, haunting and sinister.
There were moments where I didn't know who to trust or what secrets each character might be hiding. I also really enjoyed that rather than the conventional way of telling a story, the author also used other media forms such as text messages and video transcripts. I felt that it made the reading experience much more unique and exciting.
This book is the perfect spooky read. I was hooked from this book from the first few pages and I didn't want it to end.
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