Dead to You by Lisa McMann
GENRE: YA Contemporary/Mystery
RATING: 3.5 Stars
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Some memories are better left untouched.
Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family.
It's a miracle... at first.
Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he'd be able to put the pieces back together.
But there's something that's keeping his memory blocked.
Something unspeakable...
Some memories are better left untouched.
Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family.
It's a miracle... at first.
Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he'd be able to put the pieces back together.
But there's something that's keeping his memory blocked.
Something unspeakable...
MY THOUGHTS:
After spending nearly 10 years of their lives searching for their abducted son, Ethan manages to find his way back to his family. Despite the return, his transition into the family wasn't all sunshine and roses and tensions within the household are rising.
Firstly, this book is really quick and easy to read. The chapters are short and the writing is quite suspenseful which keeps you reading. There wasn't too much plot to the novel, I think it's mostly relationships and character development. The main character Ethan isn't really a likeable character,but the novel lets you get inside his head and be sympathetic. There was nothing really about the abduction which is what I wanted to read about which was slightly disappointing.
This book was good, I enjoyed reading it but I don't think it's anything too out of the world. The ending was a massive twist that left me completely shocked.But the follow up to the twist was really annoying as left it on a massive cliffhanger. The book started to get really exciting and I would have loved to see the event of after the twist.
Firstly, this book is really quick and easy to read. The chapters are short and the writing is quite suspenseful which keeps you reading. There wasn't too much plot to the novel, I think it's mostly relationships and character development. The main character Ethan isn't really a likeable character,but the novel lets you get inside his head and be sympathetic. There was nothing really about the abduction which is what I wanted to read about which was slightly disappointing.
This book was good, I enjoyed reading it but I don't think it's anything too out of the world. The ending was a massive twist that left me completely shocked.But the follow up to the twist was really annoying as left it on a massive cliffhanger. The book started to get really exciting and I would have loved to see the event of after the twist.
There's nothing I look for in a thriller more than a quick read and chapters that feel snappy - regardless of their length. If you didn't go into this expecting a lot of plot, it sounds like something that might be a lot of fun. Nobody ever talks about the aftermath of tragedy once it is resolved...there's usually a lot of trauma to contend with though, and I would appreciate a book that looks at that.
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