Showing posts with label Lucy Christopher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucy Christopher. Show all posts

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Mysterious Saturday Review: Killing Woods

One stormy night, Emily saw her father coming out of the woods. At first she thought it was a deer around his shoulders, but soon she came to realize that it was a girl. She was dead.

Emily's dad has PTSD, which forces him to relieve his worst nightmare during combat. He has no memory of what happened that night in the woods, but he confesses to killing the girl.

Now, school's a nightmare for Emily. Her best friends has turned on her. The whole town stares at her and whispers things behind her back. She has two real friends. But Emily knows that her father couldn't have done this horrible act and she's not about to let him take the blame for it.  She just needs to figure out why Ashlee was in the woods that night and who was with her. Maybe if she figure out the truth, than this nightmare can end.
My Thoughts: I really liked this thriller. I love how Emily believed in her father, even though it wasn't the popular opinion. I like how she stood up to Damon (Ashlee's girlfriend) when he was being a jerk. I like how she didn't back down, but told her understanding of that night. I liked Damon and how he tried to remember the events of that dreadful night. I loved the highlight on PTSD and how it can change your whole world. An intriguing thriller in a dark creepy setting.

Cover Thoughts: Spooky
Source: ARC sent for review

Monday, January 13, 2014

Contest: The Killing Woods

I just finished this book and really liked it. (Review coming soon)

THE KILLING WOODS
By Lucy Christopher
On Sale January 7, 2014
About the book
Fatal attraction, primal fear, survival in the forest: From the author of the Printz Honor Book STOLEN, the highly anticipated thriller about deadly games played in the dark. 
Ashlee Parker is dead, and Emily Shepherd's dad is accused of the crime.
A former soldier suffering from PTSD, he emerges from the woods carrying the girl's broken body. "Gone," he says, then retreats into silence.
What really happened that wild night? Emily knows in her bones that her father is innocent -- isn't he? Before he's convicted, she's got to find out the truth. Does Damon Hilary, Ashlee's charismatic boyfriend, have the answers? Or is he only playing games with her -- the kinds of games that can kill?


The trailer

The Author Reads Chapter 1
 
The book site:

Prizes
Prepare to enter THE KILLING WOODS. 
Two (2) winners receive:
·         A copy of The Killing Woods

Prizing courtesy of Scholastic
Giveaway open to US mailing addresses only,