Released: November 2007
Publisher: MTV Books
Genre: Young Adult - Thriller
Pages: 304
Source: Other Shelf Tours
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Courtney Stanton thinks she's on just another ski trip with her friends -- until a horrific car accident strands them all on an isolated Colorado road during a blizzard. Frightened but alive, Courtney and her companions discover an abandoned vehicle nearby, and seek help. But the vehicle turns out to be a prison van, with the inmates missing, and the guard's dead body in the front seat.
Soon after, a stumbling figure emerges from the snow, a handcuffed refugee from the van. He says he's been in prison for selling meth, but that he once served in the army. Dare they trust him? He pleads innocence about the guard's murder, warns them about the other fugitives, and promises he will help guide them out of the wilderness. But as the group begins a nightmare trek across the frozen landscape, they start to get the feeling he hasn't told them the entire truth, and someone -- or something -- is secretly watching their every move.
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I haven't read a thriller in a long time, and this book had me at the edge of my seat. There was so many things lingering in the back of my mind. Are Courtney and her friends going to make it out alive? Is this escaped convict the type of guy you can trust? What's going to happen to them as they try to seek help? When I read a book that is based on survival, it always makes me question what I would do in the same situation. In the book, I really liked what J.G. (the convict) said. Now I'm sure I'm not quoting this right, but it was something on the lines that everyone wants to think they'd act like a hero until the reality is there. That line really sets the stage for this book.
Basically if you're in the mood for a read that will keep you in suspense where you're dying to know what's going to happen next - this is your book.
♥amber
9 comments:
This sounds really good. I'm intrigued. Great review!
This sounds great! I've never heard of it before, but am going to go and look it up :D
Excellent review!
Sounds like a really good (and creepy) book! and I love the cover! Might have to put this one on my TBR list :)
I just read this book a few weeks ago. It was really good (: I remember the line your talking about, I remember a read it twice because it was so true. Thanks for the review
I definitely just went and put this on hold at the library. It sounds totally intriguing, and I've never heard of it before. I can't wait to read it!
This book sounds really good but also really creepy! The thing about people liking to think that they would act the hero is so true!
I hate when I decide I will not read a book and therefore makes it possible to read reviews (I dont like reading reviews of books I know I will read) so I go ahead and read it and then... Duh! It makes me want to read the book. Isn't that what it's all about? Why would I hate this, right? Bleh... *sigh*
Ooh this looks good. Certainly will be checking this one out. Never heard of it before!!
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