Many thanks to my partners @macmillan.audio and @librofm for the #gifted audiobook.  

 

Twenty-two years ago Naomi, Olivia, and Cassidy were playing silly little girl games in the woods.  But the games came to a quick end when Naomi ended up stabbed 17 times.  

 

⚠️Three traumatized young girls

⚠️A serial killer

⚠️Small town secrets…lots of secrets

⚠️An ominous atmosphere that supplied all the creep factor

 

This one had a strong start.  I found myself completely engaged with those early details… just WHAT happened in those woods?  

 

But I found my excitement wane as the plot quickly became messy and started to feel a bit too 

clichéd.  I don’t necessarily mind a predictable or implausible plot if well executed.  However, the execution was a miss in this case, which made the predictable and implausible even more frustrating.     

 

🎧The one thing that kept me hanging on even through the blunders… Karissa Vacker.  I am a big fan of her narration, particularly for thrillers.  And for this book, she totally delivers!