Friday, July 17, 2020

Review: THE BOX IN THE CUTS by Debra Castaneda


Two 17-year old girls burned to a crisp with no evidence or witnesses.



Samantha Reyes, a high school student and co-editor of the newspaper, finds it hard to believe and can’t seem to shake it. Another girl burned to death on campus brings panic to the community.



If it’s not a serial killer with gasoline or a flame torch, then what could it be? Was it spontaneous combustion?



I thought this sounded interesting, but the story was slow and mediocre. What was with the journal entries from the 1800’s? An angry spirit perhaps?



Meanwhile, in the present, Sam tries to work on several stories for the paper while confusion of the girls’ deaths hang in the air. The whole thing started with research and ends in a ghost hunt. It was intriguing, but not as gripping as I thought it be.



My rating: 3 stars

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