Ashton is back in
Gilt Hollow. Four years ago he was sentenced to Juvenile Detention
for a murder he didn't commit. His parents didn't stand by him, and
he thought he'd lost the support of his best friend, Willow. Now he
wants to know who did kill Daniel, the boy he as accused of
murdering.
Willow has had a
difficult four years. She's been defending Ashton, but since she
hasn't heard from him in spite of all the letters she wrote, she's no
longer sure what to believe. It's her senior year, and things seem to
be getting better. She has a new friend, Lisa, and Brayden, one of
the popular boys in school, wants to date her. But once she sees
Ashton, she feels the same pull that made them best friends.
Soon it becomes
clear that someone wants Ashton out of town and is trying to frame
him to get him sent back to prison. Willow is still convinced Ashton
is innocent and together they work to find out who did kill Daniel.
The book is filled
with eccentric characters who paint, make pottery, and wear strange
clothes and dreadlocks. These characters make an interesting contrast
with the more traditional Willow and Ashton. Not all the townspeople
are harmless eccentrics. The chief of police seems to have it in for
Ashton and will bend rules to get him out of town.
Ashton and Willow
are sympathetic characters. You can't help but feel Ashton's pain and
Willow's indecision. Their struggles are very real.
My only
disappointment was that it took almost half the book begin solving
the mystery. The first half was devoted to Willow and Ashton
reconnecting. However, once they start looking for clues, the pace
picks up and the resolution is quite unexpected.
I received this book
from Booklook Bloggers for this review.
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