The Dare

My tentative goal for October is to read only thrillers/murder mysteries/dark romances/paranormals/etc (unless my mental health kicks up a fight about it). Here's Hannah Jayne's "The Dare."

["Two jumped off the pier that night...but only one came back alive

Bryn did everything with her best friend Erica. So when someone dared Erica to jump off the pier one night at Harding Beach, Bryn was right by her side. But when Bryn made it back to the surface, Erica was nowhere to be found. 

Bryn tries to make a fresh start by burying her memories of that awful night. But when a Twitter post from "EricaNShaw" pops up on her feed and a chilling voice mail appears on her phone, she realizes that someone isn't ready to let go of the past..."]

Another successfully predicted outcome! Yay me!! Not so much for Brynna...or Erica.

ANYway, this book was another successful, edge-of-your-seat, bordering-on-insanity, gaslighting novel by Hannah. Beautiful and terrifying all at the same time.

One small suspension of disbelief about Hannah's books (which are not within the same series--but appear to be in the same universe): they all take place (for the most part) in the same town, at the same high school, and the narrators live in the same new/newer housing development. Except, nothing is mentioned about the previous murders/stalkers/serial killers/psychopaths/general bad luck that this town seems to call forth. On the fence on how I feel about that (all of it).

Trigger Warnings: suicidal thoughts, alcoholism, drug use, addiction, and more

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