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| by Kate Karyus Quinn |
ISBN: 9780062135964
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: June 10th 2014
Number of Pages: 336
Source: Local Library
Goodreads Summary: Welcome to Gardnerville.
A place where no one gets sick. And no one ever dies.
Except...
There’s a price to pay for paradise. Every fourth year, the strange power that fuels the town exacts its payment by infecting teens with deadly urges. In a normal year in Gardnerville, teens might stop talking to their best friends. In a fourth year, they’d kill them.
Four years ago, Skylar’s sister, Piper, was locked away after leading sixteen of her classmates to a watery grave. Since then, Skylar has lived in a numb haze, struggling to forget her past and dull the pain of losing her sister. But the secrets and memories Piper left behind keep taunting Skylar—whispering that the only way to get her sister back is to stop Gardnerville’s murderous cycle once and for all.
Publication Date: June 10th 2014
Number of Pages: 336
Source: Local Library
Goodreads Summary: Welcome to Gardnerville.
A place where no one gets sick. And no one ever dies.
Except...
There’s a price to pay for paradise. Every fourth year, the strange power that fuels the town exacts its payment by infecting teens with deadly urges. In a normal year in Gardnerville, teens might stop talking to their best friends. In a fourth year, they’d kill them.
Four years ago, Skylar’s sister, Piper, was locked away after leading sixteen of her classmates to a watery grave. Since then, Skylar has lived in a numb haze, struggling to forget her past and dull the pain of losing her sister. But the secrets and memories Piper left behind keep taunting Skylar—whispering that the only way to get her sister back is to stop Gardnerville’s murderous cycle once and for all.
My Rating: 
This
book had me second-guessing myself at every turn. I kept thinking I knew what
Skylar & Piper's secret was, but I turned out to be wrong. This was a very
weird book. Some readers are going to love it. I was okay with it myself.
The one complaint I do have is the pacing of this book - it moves soooo slowly. It took me several sittings to finish it (which is a rare thing for me). The characters were intriguing but Skylar got on my nerves - I wanted her to go after Piper or dig deeper for answers!
What really got me was the ending - talk about twisted! (..this whole book is kinda twisted anyway). With all the revelations you are just like "what?!" and "that makes sense...." and "I DID NOT see that coming!"
The one complaint I do have is the pacing of this book - it moves soooo slowly. It took me several sittings to finish it (which is a rare thing for me). The characters were intriguing but Skylar got on my nerves - I wanted her to go after Piper or dig deeper for answers!
What really got me was the ending - talk about twisted! (..this whole book is kinda twisted anyway). With all the revelations you are just like "what?!" and "that makes sense...." and "I DID NOT see that coming!"
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