The Fear
The instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller! Hot on the heels of the New York Times bestsellers The Twin and The Lake, the undisputed queen of YA thrillers is back. Don't be afraid. Be terrified. It's just a stupid meme that's going around their small fishing town in the dead of winter--people reposting and sharing their biggest fear. But when her classmates start turning up dead--dying in the way that they said scared them the most--Izzy knows it's no joke. With each death hitting closer to home, Izzy sets out to try to stop the killer. Could her older sister's friend Tristan have something to do with the deaths? He's given her some strange vibes. Or what about his brooding cousin, Axel? But he's in her classes at school. He's not a murderer . . . is he? Izzie's soon on a path that will lead her right to the killer . . . and her own worst nightmare.
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Whoa. Just whoa. I was really enjoying this one. It is fast paced and has a really intriguing premise. The protagonist plays a game of mental tennis with the suspects to a nearly dizzying degree, but it's still pretty good, ya know? The problem is with the ending. I know why the twist was there, but it really made zero sense. The author should have left well enough alone and just opted to forgo the twist. I would have liked this soooo much better. Buuuuut she didn't and I ended this book with literal incredulous laughter. I felt like I'd been totally conned out of my time and enthusiasm. I don't think I can say that I would recommend this book, especially when the ending was clearly just meant to be a "gotcha!" moment for no good reason, but it was divertive- so do with that what you will.
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WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT? I really need to talk to Ms. Preston about her endings because wow. Once again I am amazed at this author's ability to throw me completely. She is definitely one of my favorite authors now and I will read whatever she writes. I'll admit I didn't like all the characters, however one thing I'm sure will show my age a bit is why in the world would people post their death "fear?" I realize it is a fad, but I would like to think teens are much smarter than that. Maybe I am giving them too much credit who knows. Anyway, one thing I am not sure I understood was Izzy's sister's role. Why bring her up so much if she was not a part of the main plot? She didn't have a real connection to any of the important characters in the book, at least in my opinion, anyway. The overall story had all the important parts to make it function like a good book of the thriller genre would. I would definitely recommend this to any teen or adult who likes the thrill of trying to figure out who-dun-it. Although I will say this these books make me question wanting to live in small towns now ha! You can't trust anyone anymore!
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The ending pissed me off but it was shocking and this author loves to leave you on the edge of your seat so i wasn’t too surprised. It would be a 7 or 8 but made me feral :)
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