A review by justjeanettelee
Mortal Danger by Ann Aguirre

4.0

When I first picked up this book, read the blurb and decided to borrow it from my local library, I was concerned that it was just going to be "feel good overcoming adversity and bullies" kind of story - that almost prevented me from reading it. However, I delved deeper and deeper into the story, and was swept up in the romance between Edie and Kian, and became intrigued by The Immortal Game and I was shocked by the actions made by those who played it (including very grim endings for some characters). There were parts when I feared for Edie and believed that the nightmares found in this book could be real - The Man with the Sack, the most frightening of all. As I read the final chapters, I was so glad that it wasn't the clichéd "feel good" story I had believed it to be. Instead, I enjoyed a read that was not only gripping, but also gave meaning to the human condition and to face our own mortality. As Aguirre writes in her Author's Note, "Fear is a visceral emotion, impossible to banish from modern life." These words could not ring truer. Overall, what a haunting but brilliant beginning - cannot wait to read the sequel.