Ugh, small-town mysteries stress me out. Everyone’s either acting shady or just plain foolish. Our mc Shannon? So annoying. Just a desperate, horny kid making the worst decisions possible. Why would you agree to stay with someone like Bear?? Someone you don’t even know???? Because from the moment he appeared, the instantly bells went of, I just didn’t trust him. He very much gave creep from the start, and somehow everyone just ignored it??

Then there was the detective, Kateri, who had serious potential, but she just needed to be smarter. I mean you’re from the city, how are you not picking up on all these red flags?? I did however appreciate that she didn’t just jump to blame Shannon like everyone else (myself included). Even I didn’t think he should’ve been the main suspect, but I definitely got why people thought so.

And back to this Bear guy again. Because Oh my God!!! When he tried that nonsense with her, I was just done. I mean the audacity?! I had hoped she’d get him locked up and publicly disgraced but I guess he got what he deserved in the end.  

Honestly, the whole book had me a bit frustrated, but in a way that’s what kept me reading. Gritty, tense, and just uncomfortable in the way mysteries like this are supposed to be. It definitely got under my skin, I’ll give it that.