McNair Falls is a dying southern town. Evelyn Peters has lived there her whole life. She’d love to run and make a new life but stays to protect her half-sister from her mother’s abusive boyfriend. She’s still mourning her beautiful friend Reid, who wanted to escape but didn’t make it out of the town alive. She’d also like to connect with Ashton Harper, the golden-boy who was Reid’s boyfriend. One tragic night she and Ashton collide in an incident that sends the world up in flames, and they to go on the run.
The book is about the three teens trying to come to terms with the past and who they are. The story is told by Evelyn in the present and Reid, who is now dead. A great deal of the book is taken up with the thoughts of these characters which at times makes it a rather slow read.
The book is billed as a contemporary thriller, but it could equally be a romance. However, neither fully describes the book. It is a character driven story about teens coming to terms with the world and their place in it. I thought it was well done, The ending tied things up although there seemed to be a number of loose ends in the middle.
I received this book from NetGalley for this review.
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