First of id like to start this review by saying; WOW! simply WOW!
I was a bit unsure about this book as the cover and the blurb creeped me out but being that it had rave reviews and was an amazon freebee I decided to give it a go and I'm glad I did!
This book is fast paced, hard to put down, and creepy.
Jimmy is obviously the centre of this story and he is the bad guy. He is a young sadistic teenage boy who has some sick fantasies that hes dying to play out in real life and eventually he gets his wish when he kidnaps Samantha and later kidnaps her friend Megan when Megan becomes dangerously close to finding Samantha.
Jimmy is not what you'd expect. He's your normal, everyday teenager who plays video games with his younger brother Allan, jokes around and is fond of his mother and father and has a lovely girlfriend and we see them stumbling into their newfound romance and the loss of their virginity to each other.
The author has made Jimmy eerily normal with a loving family and a healthy upbringing which adds to the creep factor even more as we tend to analyse why people do the things they do and what makes a serial killer / rapist. We like to think that abuse, both physical, mental and sexual during childhood over a long period of time contributes to this matter and is the cause of such sadistic thoughts / behaviours but unfortunately this is not always the case and Jimmy highlights this fact a lot as his actions were done out of curiosity and erotic fantasies that he played out too far.
This novel is written extremely well in a way where the scenes play in your mind very well and are all too realistic and has great pauses and timing between characters.
It is hard to believe this is the authors first major Novel
This is a must have and will hook you right from the very start and keep you hooked right up until the end.
I loved the characters and felt so conflicted within myself as even though I knew Jimmy was bad and with the actions he decided to take meant there was no turning back, I couldn't stop myself from liking him as he has so many likable qualities amongst his sick thoughts.
I wont say too much more except the ending had me in tears with 3 murders and 2 suicides but it was simply perfect for the story.
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Great Read!
Just finished this book. I highly recommend it, if you can stomach it. It might be disturbing to some. Very well written, sucks you right into the story.
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Emmilia
Waste of time, with the wish of never begin it!
Reviewed in Germany on February 2, 2013