One Was Lost
Ratings6
Average rating3.3
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Ratings6
Average rating3.3
From Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of teen suspense books, comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a group of teenagers being hunted through the woods, perfect for fans of Natasha Preston and Karen McManus. While on a mandatory hike in the woods, a flash flood cuts off Sera and three classmates from their group with no way to call for help. But they're not as alone as they thought... Someone is stalking them through the woods—drugging them, stealing their supplies, and inking words onto their skin. Damaged. Deceptive. Dangerous. Darling. Are they labels? A warning? As their hunter grows bolder, Sera must find the truth before the killer finds them. The perfect pick for buyers looking for: Mystery books for teens Scary books for teens Edge-of-your-seat reads Praise for Natalie D. Richards: "As addictive as it is unpredictable. Natalie will keep you second guessing until the nail-biting end."—NATASHA PRESTON, New York Times bestselling author of The Cabin on My Secret to Tell "Brimming with suspense and intrigue."—MEGAN MIRANDA, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls on My Secret to Tell Also by Natalie D. Richards: Five Total Strangers Six Months Later Gone Too Far One Was Lost We All Fall Down What You Hide
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I don't know what was scarier here: being chased through the wilderness by a psychokiller or the amount of hormones the main character was dealing with! Whoo, Girl, I did NOT know it was possible to be this thirsty while running for your life! It's a shame because this had the potential to be pretty good. There was one truly frightening scene, there was an ethnically diverse mostly kickass main character named Sera who literally dealt with all the drama (she's a director), but it kept getting bogged down in this swamp of how hot Lucas was and how hard she had to fight the urges. Uhg. Totally ruined it for me. Also, not explaining Emily and Jude's deals was made no sense. Why was nothing fleshed out? Also the origin story of the killer is barely explained and I counted 4 instances of Sera THINKING something and then another character answering the thought verbally. Was this a rough draft? That would explain things.
With a good editor this would have been a four-star read. The author was onto something....she was just sidetracked by the way Lucas looked like an underwear model while running in terror. Poor Lucas, he's a double victim here of a horn-dog and a psycho.
