A review by brigwen
Blackout by K. Monroe
3.0
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
One fateful night changed everything. If you had a second chance at life, one in which you remembered nothing from your previous life, would you take it? Would you change or drift back into your old patterns and personalities? Would you make a difference or let it slip?
I’m a sucker for YA Thrillers. Just enough suspense to make it a spooky book but not too much blood and gore to make it a horror book. See Natasha Preston for me. I absolutely loved her book so much that I went out and bought every other one she wrote. So when this appeared on NetGalley, I immediately requested it and hoped for the best. I mean who wouldn’t love a second chance?
The story follows Alina “Allie” Castillo following a very suspicious accident that left her with no recollection of her life, including what happened that night. Trying to settle back into her new life, secrets of the past come to life and the more and more Allie learns about her accident, the more she realizes that maybe it wasn’t an accident after all.
Overall it was a decent book. My biggest complaint was it was definitely a slice of life that focused a lot of the day to day aspects. I guess what I’m saying is it was full of filler. A lot of conversations that didn’t add anything to the story. Trips that added nothing. The other thing I can complain about is I seen the ending coming a mile away. There was no suspense or anything. If there was a little more, I think I would have enjoyed it even more.
One fateful night changed everything. If you had a second chance at life, one in which you remembered nothing from your previous life, would you take it? Would you change or drift back into your old patterns and personalities? Would you make a difference or let it slip?
I’m a sucker for YA Thrillers. Just enough suspense to make it a spooky book but not too much blood and gore to make it a horror book. See Natasha Preston for me. I absolutely loved her book so much that I went out and bought every other one she wrote. So when this appeared on NetGalley, I immediately requested it and hoped for the best. I mean who wouldn’t love a second chance?
The story follows Alina “Allie” Castillo following a very suspicious accident that left her with no recollection of her life, including what happened that night. Trying to settle back into her new life, secrets of the past come to life and the more and more Allie learns about her accident, the more she realizes that maybe it wasn’t an accident after all.
Overall it was a decent book. My biggest complaint was it was definitely a slice of life that focused a lot of the day to day aspects. I guess what I’m saying is it was full of filler. A lot of conversations that didn’t add anything to the story. Trips that added nothing. The other thing I can complain about is I seen the ending coming a mile away. There was no suspense or anything. If there was a little more, I think I would have enjoyed it even more.