A review by minniequinnie
The June Boys by Court Stevens
4.0
I have been given an arc of this title from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
Every few years in June three boys are kidnapped and returned the following year. But this year a fourth boy is kidnapped, Thea's cousin Aulus. While trying to find him and prove he really was taken by the Gemini Thief Thea realizes that the killer could be her own father.
This story was well written and interesting. The only thing that was slightly confusing was the Elizabeth letters. They didn't take place at the same time as the beginning of the story but that was never clearly indicated with a date or anything else. I also didn't really believe the Gemini Thief's identity. They make a point throughout the story that the kidnapper has to be strong enough to pick up and carry the kids they take. In the end there was also a completely bricked in staircase which the kidnapper had clearly sealed. Again unbelievable based on the identity of the kidnapper.
It was interesting to hear that this was based on a true story, I wanted to look more in to the true story and couldn't actually find it online so I wonder how true this is.
Every few years in June three boys are kidnapped and returned the following year. But this year a fourth boy is kidnapped, Thea's cousin Aulus. While trying to find him and prove he really was taken by the Gemini Thief Thea realizes that the killer could be her own father.
This story was well written and interesting. The only thing that was slightly confusing was the Elizabeth letters. They didn't take place at the same time as the beginning of the story but that was never clearly indicated with a date or anything else. I also didn't really believe the Gemini Thief's identity. They make a point throughout the story that the kidnapper has to be strong enough to pick up and carry the kids they take. In the end there was also a completely bricked in staircase which the kidnapper had clearly sealed. Again unbelievable based on the identity of the kidnapper.
It was interesting to hear that this was based on a true story, I wanted to look more in to the true story and couldn't actually find it online so I wonder how true this is.