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Follow Me Down by Sherri Smith (view source)
Revision as of 08:16, 14 September 2020
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This story is set over consecutive days as the Police search, and Mia's own investigations, progress. Even if there were such a thing as a simple whodunit, this is not it and Mia's digging opens old family wounds that she had fought long and hard to forget. It is also a story about how manipulative teenage girls can be and the trauma this can cause, and the drama that comes from living in a small town where everyone knows everyone…or do they?
I hate to say this because I enjoyed the plot and the characters but something about the writing, about the voice, was a little off for me. I found it hard to get into initially and even when I did the voices grated a little. It's not because they're American – I read enough US fiction to be used to this – but something about the language didn't comfort me. One chapter begins ''Wayoata's skate park was a run-down little embedded bowl not far from a grazing pasture'' – descriptive enough and yet not easily painting a picture in my mind. For this reason , I've docked a star, but would still say the book is well worth a look.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending us a copy to review. [[The Ice Twins by SK Tremayne]] is another twin-themed thriller that is highly recommended. Younger readers might appreciate [[Minty by Christina Banach]].
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