Marcus and Alissa were camp counselors at Camp Lenape. While playing sports and doing all the fun camp stuff, the two were trying to set an example of character for the young campers.
Told in the shifting POV’s of Marcus and Alissa, story maintains a slow pace, ultimately taking its time to set the tone and the scene. It almost seemed like 2 different cases—2 different mysteries that Marcus and Alissa each were curious about (Marcus wondering about the men in the woods and Alissa curious about the missing camp girl from her bunk.) The different views can lend some different clues to the mystery, but sometimes items were repeated by each character, which took even more time.
An easy read with an interesting mystery. I was compelled by the darkness of the cover and intriguing summary, but the story didn’t fully meet up with the anticipation. As you read through, you uncover more and more clues, but the story really doesn’t going until Part 2 (about 70% of the way in.) I kind of wished this would’ve showed up earlier in the book.
Overall, it’s a nice read with an engaging dialogue that YA audiences will relate to.
My rating: 3 stars
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