My Thoughts
Set off with the gripping promise of a group of high school friends embarking on a farewell camping trip where three of the four friends end up dead in mysterious circumstances. The only one who survived the tragedy could tell the story, but how credible is his story? Did anyone go there, and what happened to them in the great dark woods?
As the plot develops, we understand the intricate relations that make up the four friends and how these relations, at first holding them together and then slowly breaking apart. So much love, desire, and spiritual connection also lay beneath all the brewing tension, betrayal, and pain. This turns the mystery into the question of what happened on the trip.
How the narrative alternates between the friend’s murder trial that is going on later on and the flashbacks that reveal more about each character and the group’s shared past makes the pacing very tight and tense. From the moment we realize that there are present dangers in that remote forest, the mood becomes more and more unnerving before the deathly turn we are waiting for.
By the end, the truth comes out quite shockingly in witty revelations and surprises up to the final pages. This book will appeal to mystery and thriller enthusiasts looking for a character-driven psychological read discussing the various nuances of friendship and the tragedy it brings when the ties come apart. I highly recommend it!
Thank you to the author, and Booksirens for allowing me to read and review this book.
