This past week I read the suspenseful young adult novel Reality Check, written by Peter Abrahams. I mainly decided to read this book simply because I love the Echo Falls mystery series, which is also written by Abrahams. So I figured, why not give Reality Check a try?
First, let me give you all a brief overview of the plot of this book, without giving away any spoilers of course. The protagonist of the story, Cody, lives in small-town Colorado, plays football, and has a girlfriend by the name of Clea. His girlfriend ends up getting sent to a private academy in Vermont, and around the same time Cody suffers a football injury and can no longer play. After realizing that his girlfriend Clea has gone missing in Vermont, he drives there in order to search for her himself. Once in Vermont, he realizes that there is much more than meets the eye to Clea's disappearance.
Overall, I thought that this book was pretty solid. The first 100 pages or so I found to be a bit slow, and it took the main plot of the book awhile to get underway. However, the pace quickened significantly once Cody reaches Vermont and begins to look for Clea. In terms of the mystery part of this book and trying to figure out who did what, I expected early on in my reading who would turn out bad, so to speak. In other words, there were really no surprises for me at the climax of the plot. However, I still really enjoyed this book and was thoroughly entertained by it.
In conclusion, I would not say that this is a must-read page turner of a book, but I would most likely recommend it if you have the time and are a big mystery/thriller/suspense junkie like myself.
Author: Peter Abrahams
Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller
First, let me give you all a brief overview of the plot of this book, without giving away any spoilers of course. The protagonist of the story, Cody, lives in small-town Colorado, plays football, and has a girlfriend by the name of Clea. His girlfriend ends up getting sent to a private academy in Vermont, and around the same time Cody suffers a football injury and can no longer play. After realizing that his girlfriend Clea has gone missing in Vermont, he drives there in order to search for her himself. Once in Vermont, he realizes that there is much more than meets the eye to Clea's disappearance.
Overall, I thought that this book was pretty solid. The first 100 pages or so I found to be a bit slow, and it took the main plot of the book awhile to get underway. However, the pace quickened significantly once Cody reaches Vermont and begins to look for Clea. In terms of the mystery part of this book and trying to figure out who did what, I expected early on in my reading who would turn out bad, so to speak. In other words, there were really no surprises for me at the climax of the plot. However, I still really enjoyed this book and was thoroughly entertained by it.
In conclusion, I would not say that this is a must-read page turner of a book, but I would most likely recommend it if you have the time and are a big mystery/thriller/suspense junkie like myself.
Author: Peter Abrahams
Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller
Pages: 330
Year Published: 2009
My Rating: ★★★☆☆
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