The underdogs, Jeffrey and Doris, do not want to go as they fear for their safety among the disdain and cruelty of the popular students. Sergeant Tim O’Sullivan, their teacher, as well as their dysfunctional parents pressure them into going, but it is an unforgivable act by their peers that propels the pair to go. Like wise, Elie, a student resented because of his Arab roots, is even more determined to prove himself this weekend. In the background, a news report cautions of a wanted couple with alleged super-human strength supposedly brought on by a new drug on the streets.
In the woods, the students hike, hunt, camp, and soon act in unity as the forest brings them closer together. But does it? O’Sullivan leaves them alone for the night. The students bond, chants, tell campfire tales, and quickly lose their fears and inhibitions. HOO-AH! Though sexual tensions are high, it soon turns to violence and everything quickly turns sour.
When the kids start disappearing one after the other, the remaining begin to unwittingly “act like the natives” carving spears, ready to face whatever is out there. What has gotten into them?
Amid the blood-curdling growls and the gruesome deaths, the story’s underlying layers are revealed. We see how misconceptions, prejudice, greed, fear, and hatred bring out the worst and best in them.
First of all I want to say I really enjoyed this book. I have been working crazy all over the place shifts these past few weeks so my breaks and what little free time I have at home lately saw my eyes pointed and fixed upon my e-readers screen. This was a great YA read filled with teenaged angst, sexual tension, suspense, thrills, and chills a little for everybody. This book was adapted from a screen play and at times you can definitely tell that. I could almost see the stage directions in my minds eye (that could have been 4 years of loving drama class but who knows) I was engaged and invested from the first paragraph, this book has a lot of action through out, peppered in with a touch of back story. I wasn’t all surprised about who the Wherewolves where when they appeared but I was interested in who they knew how to make the transformation happen. I won’t elaborate cause I don’t want to spoil it, for anyone who wants to pick up this read but the last few pages had me at a wtf just happened here moment, and like I said I loved it !!!! I could totally see this being a series and one that I would be happy to pick up and continue on with.
I gave this a 4 out of 5 star rating
I was gifted a e-copy of this book by the authors in exchange for an unbiased review
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