A review by zbrarian
Dead Flip by Sara Farizan

4.0

If you are nostalgic like me and an 80s kid, this is the book for you. Definitely kept me on the edge of the seat, making me NEVER want to play with a pinball machine ever again. Two best friends, separated by the “death” of the third in the group are pulled back together when Sam, their missing best friend, shows up, looking the same, 12 years old and snarky as ever. Told from the POV view of Maz & Cori, with some of Sam thrown in, flashing back and forth to the time Sam was kidnapped to the day he shows up. As Maz and Cori try to figure out how to keep Sam with them, while dealing with the secrets they are keeping from each other, the race is on to beat the “game”. I will say the ending left me HANGING for a sequel. Definitely a mashup of Stranger things and the show Manifest & all things 80s.