e-Audio, 10:59:52
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
Release Date: March 5, 2024
Published by: Books on Tape
Read from: March 7-11, 2024
Stand-alone
Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)
TW: Child Death, Murder, Drug use, Emotional Cheating ?
For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery, 2sLGBTQIA+, YA, GhostsThe New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies delivers another chilling supernatural thriller filled with murder, romance, and a decades long mystery that haunts a small Florida town.
The perfect blend of Natasha Preston, Krystal Sutherland, and Delia Owens, with a paranormal twist.
Mount Orange, Florida, is famous for two things.
The spectre of Bailey and Celeste’s murders cast a permanent darkness over sunny Mount Orange. Tru has always lived in that shadow. Sometimes, it seems like she knows the long-dead Bailey, feels the dead girl in her bones. Now she’s supposed to head to FSU in the fall with her boyfriend, but those unsolved murders – and the death of her own sister – invade her every thought. It’s only in the shadowy deep, 100 feet below the surface of Hidden Glen Springs, that she can breathe.
When a strange girl named Rio rolls into town, hell-bent on figuring out who killed Bailey and Celeste, Tru can’t resist entangling herself in the thrill of solving the decades old mystery any more than she can resist her familiar, aching attraction to Rio.
As the summer heat ignites, so does the spark between Tru and Rio…along with their other-worldy connection to Bailey and Celeste. But when someone begins stalking them, the girls become convinced the killer is back in town. And if they keep digging into the past, Tru and Rio know this time, it could be their blood that makes the springs run red.
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was really one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. Which of course means I liked it a lot lmao I have been reading a LONGGGGGG time, and there are still some things that surprise me. And that came up in this book. So if nothing else, you know there are still some pretty weird and unique things that can come up in stories lol
Ok so the unique thing that came up was the ghosts. For whatever reason they ended up being someone that was a huge part of the story. But the reasoning behind why or how or if it were true was never brought up. I was a bit sad because I was hella into this part of the story because I love all things paranormal. But I want things to be explained. But it wasn’t. It was just dropped into the middle of this realistic fictional thriller with no explanation. I would say this is like the YA version of Simone St. James. There is a mystery that is trying to get solved, but there is also a paranormal aspect to it too. And those are cool! I think this one bothered me tho because of how close it was to the characters and the story.
The mystery itself was really cool tho. I remember not getting the whole ending correct. I got the second part of it right, but I said since it was this it can’t be that. But it was that lol So basically when you read this, don’t trust anyone. And remember that even when you get to the end, it still may not even be the ending lol This mystery goes up until the very end and I had a great time trying to decipher it.
The characters were really great tho. Tru’s boyfriend did NOT deserve that tho. I felt like she was cheating on him emotionally and he didn’t deserve it. The new girl that rolled into town was also weird. I don’t think there is a better way to say that lol She came in with no place to stay and no money and was just there. I will say this was definitely the kind of small town books that REALLY felt like a small town lol Everyone there knew each other and people were literally able to live off the land and that’s where they had parties and all that stuff. It was weird. Tru was ok tho. She was one of the most real and down to earth MC’s I’ve read in a long time. She didn’t believe anything blindly and she was really smart, if not just embarrassed of her mother.
The sports or diving thing was pretty cool tho. I didn’t get it until the thing happened. You’ll know what thing I’m talking about when you get to it in the book lol Before then it felt a little out of place because I mean we know the main character, but we don’t really know anything besides her being embarrassed of her mom, she liked the diving, and she was basically lying to everyone. So basically we don’t know anything about why she liked doing this so much besides the paranormal part, but again, that’s not explained sooooo As you can see, that annoyed me lol
The audio was good. I am a weirdo and kept thinking to myself, I know the name of this narrator, Why do I know the name of this narrator? Of course it’s because I’ve listened to alot of things that she’s narrated and just forgot. And that’ how I knew she was amazing. Because I’ve listened to a lot of books by her and never had any complaints. She is amazing and I will continue to listen to anything that she narrates.
This was a weird book lol It wasn’t amazing, but it wasn’t bad. Definitely one that made me want to read all the other books that she has. I need to know if they’re all weird. Because I’m just as weird and I need all the things. I really hope they’re just like this one.
Overall, I give this
