A review by booklistqueen
Jackal by Erin E. Adams

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

 Although she doesn't have fond memories of growing up as one of the only Black girls, Liz Rocher returns to her Pennsylvania hometown for her best friend's wedding. When the couple daughter's disappears during the reception, Liz flashes back to another summer night. In high school, the only other black girl was found dead in the woods with her chest ripped open. Now Liz realizes there's a pattern of black girls going missing and scrambles to find Caroline before the evil in the woods is finished with her.

Considering I don't particularly like horror, I surprisingly liked Jackal. Adams's atmospheric writing does an excellent job of drawing you into the mystery and filling you with a fear of the woods. Though the novel started strong, the second half was a bit out there, fully shifting into a horror scenario that didn't really work for me.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bantam Books. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.