Davy’s time as a tour guide and assistant at a rare books library is coming to an end. This leads him to conjure the idea of a Greek ritual set to take place on his last night before graduation. All he needs is seven participants with a gray moral compass. It was supposed to be a night of chanting, re-enactments, spirituality and drugs but soon turned deadly.
It all seemed to be going to Davy’s plan after they had crept into the library that night, beginning with taking drugs to aid in the night festivities. That is until one of the 7 ends up dead, leading to a night filled with drug infused paranoia. Soon they discover that all of them are lying, but who is to blame? And who is next?
Overall rating 3/5
This book started off intriguing and I wanted to find out what kind of shenanigans the 7 unlucky participants were in store for at the hand of a seemingly unstable coordinator. I did like the dynamic between the outliers and their story lines. However, there were parts that seemed repetitive as the author delved into each character's back stories. I do wish that there was more to the revelation at the end, it just felt uninspired and phoned in. I also would have loved to see more of an unhinged Davy taking the ritual to extremes and maybe a secret helper.
*Thank you to Eva Jurczyk, RB Media | Recorded Books, and Netgalley for the ARC copy. I am freely leaving my honest review.