The Telling
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Horror
3.5
Alexandra Sirowy
A chilling new novel about a girl who must delve into her past if she wants to live long enough to have a future when a series of murders that are eerily similar to the dark stories her brother used to tell start happening in her hometown.Lana used to know what was real. That was before, when her life was small and quiet. Her golden stepbrother, Ben was alive. She could only dream about bonfiring with the populars. Their wooded island home was idyllic, she could tell truth from lies, and Ben’s childhood stories were firmly in her imagination. Then came after. After has Lana boldly kissing her crush, jumping into the water from too high up, living with nerve and mischief. But after also has horrors, deaths that only make sense in fairy tales, and terrors from a past Lana thought long forgotten. Love, blood, and murder.
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Author
Alexandra Sirowy
Pages
400
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2016-08-02
ISBN
1481418912 9781481418911
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"The mystery was rather predictable and the suspense only caught hold of me once, but I really did love the dynamic between Lana and Ben. All their memories together were beautifully picturesque and really had me feeling like I was there too. I would have ended up doing the opposite of what she did at the conclusion though.."
Xiren
"This book kept me turning pages for days. I'll admit that I didn't get into it right away. Picked it up, put it down for a few days, picked it up again. But when I got a few chapters in, I couldn't let myself put it down for more than an hour or two. I'm usually very good at guessing endings, but this book kept me guessing. My first guess turned out to be right in the end, but there were times when I doubted my initial feelings and made new guesses. The ending angered me. Not because it was poorly written; it was for the exact opposite reason. It was so well written that it made me feel. I felt relieved, happy, disappointed, angry, sad... Really liked it. Suspenseful without being too scary or gory."
Kara Bergwick