Summary by Goodreads:
When her father is accused of being a serial killer, Bex becomes the ultimate bait in this game of cat and mouse
Bex is ready to start a new life in foster care. There, she won’t be known as a serial killer’s daughter. Though her father was never tried for the murders attributed to “The Wife Collector,” he disappeared after questioning. And Bex struggles with the guilt that she provided the circumstantial evidence that convicted him in the public’s perception—and drove him to abandon her.
But when a body turns up in her new hometown, all signs point to the Wife Collector. Bex’s old life isn’t ready to let her go. The police want to use Bex to lure in her father. But is she baiting a serial killer or endangering an innocent man?
“Daddy’s home.”
My Thoughts:
I wanted a spooky book for Halloween and my mom recommended this one. Hi, mom! I enjoyed it from the first page to the last because it wasn’t a complicated read and it kept me entertained. I was able to sit back and enjoy the easy flow of the plot and the not-at-all complicated mystery behind it all. Some mysteries or thrillers get too tangled and I grow too lost and frustrated. But this novel was written so proficiently and simply that I was allowed to get lost in the story rather than confuse myself by trying to keep the facts straight.
This story is written in third person but we see the story through Bex’s eyes. We see multiple flashbacks that show the traumas she went through as a child and we constantly see the turmoil in her thoughts. As readers, we are able to be thrust into the story to feel each emotion Bex feels and struggle with the back-and-forth debate in her head. You believe her father is innocent. You believe her father is guilty. And the tale unfolds in a way where you don’t know the truth until the very end. There are “twists” all throughout the book and I enjoyed every second of it.
Twisted happens in a high school and surrounds a teenage girl, so naturally sometimes she seems a bit whiny and dramatic. However, it didn’t deter from the story unfolding. I liked how Jayne was able to take modern technology, the way teenagers speak nowadays, and the emotions of a teenage girl and intwine it all into an exciting thriller. I truly believed that this was a how a teenage girl would feel and behave in such an overwhelming situation. A novel being written believably is very important in my eyes, because it shows the writer’s talent and allows readers to achieve what they picked up the book for: Getting lost in someone else’s world, life, and mind.
I couldn’t put the book down. I kept saying, “Okay, I’ll go to sleep after this chapter,” but each chapter, each page, ended with such a cliff hanger than I couldn’t stop reading. The telltale sign of a well written thriller.
If you don’t want something TOO spooky, if you don’t want too complicated of a mystery, if you want to read a thriller without the gore, if you want something that isn’t surrounded by stinking love (I’m not bitter about love, guys, okay? …just sometimes…. Haha!)–then you’ll love this young adult thriller by Hannah Jayne.
“Everywhere she went, she brought death and destruction.”
I recommend this book too…
…teenagers, pre-teens, men, women, and adults alike. There is little to no vulgar content whatsoever, little to no love story, and enough mystery and suspense to keep whomever picks it up entertained. This book was a great Halloween read and a great read for those who love mystery and suspense. It’s also great for those who don’t enjoy cursing, gory violence, etc. and for those who aren’t about love stories or happy-go-lucky tales.
Comfort Guide:
No swearing. If there is, it was a minor “D” or “S” word and there was only one. Story is about a serial killer, so there is talk of murders and mutilation of bodies, but it isn’t gory or graphic. No sexual scenes or innuendos.
Info:
Author – Hannah Jayne
Published – 2016
Page Count – 297
I’m glad you liked it too!
Ok I’ll read this one..
Haha! It was pretty good. Mostly for teenagers though.