Title: Awake
Author: Natasha Preston
Publisher: SourceBooks
Publication Date:
Aug 4, 2015
Description:
Scarlett Garner doesn’t remember anything before the age of four—but a car accident changes everything. She starts to remember pieces of a past that frighten her. A past her parents hid from her…and a secret that could get her killed.
My Review:
I had originally planned to pick this up back in October and maybe have a bit of a thriller/mystery for the spooky month but I ran out of time. I am happy I finally got around to reading this. It was very entertaining.
I will say however that it is not the best book I have read this year by a long shot, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't pick it up. It was definitely something fast paced and entertaining.
This is the story of a young girl who can't remember what happened to her before she turned 4 years old. She is finally feeling like her life is coming together. She has met a cute boy who has wonderful parents, her overprotective parents are actually letting her seem him and things are going well.
But soon twisted memories of her past start to emerge which thrust her into a world she never knew existed. A world where cults are after her and her blood and where a wicked cult leader has everyone under his spell.
I have never really read anything about cults or cult activity before other than a few news stories here or there and I found this very interesting. The author doesn't make this into something to horrible or graphic but just plays on cult stereotypes and makes you feel uncomfortable and worried for the lives of the cult members and of course their sanity.
I thought this was a lot of fun. It definitely served as a creepy mystery and I would suggest it to anyone who likes mysteries or stories about cults as the more research I did the more books I realized were out there on the topic.
I gave this a middle of the range rating because the writing just wasn't there for me and I had a difficult time connecting to the characters but I could see someone else just being enthralled by this story so I would definitely recommend it.
My Star Rating:
3 out of 5
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Links:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/store/awake.html
http://www.amazon.com/Awake-Natasha-Preston/dp/1492618527/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1447856142&sr=1-1&keywords=awake+natasha+preston
Good Reads Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1310292266
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