Published by Macmillan audio, Wednesday Books Genres: Fiction, LGBT, Mystery, Science Fiction, young adult
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
Beck and Riley Birsching have been grieving the death of their mother. They are set to move to their father’s home but then Beck receives a letter in the mail in her mother’s handwriting stating “come and find me” in a town called Backravel in Arizona. Their mother was a troubled investigative journalist who as it turns out had gone to Backravel many times over the years.
When the two sisters arrive, they notice that the town has not cars, no cemeteries, and no churches. None of the inhabitants seem to remember how they got there. Bec is determined to find out why her mother kept coming back her and beings to find herself lost in Backravel. The only ones who seem to know what is happening is the towns leader and his daughter.
This started strongly for me, and I was intrigued by the creepy town. Something is not quite right there, so many things seem off and I enjoyed this about the book. The author blends many genres into this YA book: mystery, science fiction, romance, and horror(ish) elements. ho provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
It is on the slower side and as I had both the book and the audiobook, I found myself turning to the audiobook more as I enjoyed the narration. Courtney Gould can write and excelled at created a creepy strange town. It has a history, and I was desperate to know what it was. I was also invested in learning what was happening and why their mother kept coming back to this town. I loved her book “The dead and the dark” and had high hopes for this one, perhaps my hopes were too high.
Well written, creepy, and mysterious.
Thank you to Wednesday Books and Macmillan audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.