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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Book Review: Cryer's Cross by NYT Bestselling Author, Lisa McMann

Hi guys. Most of you probably know Lisa McMann from her New York Times Bestselling Wake trilogy. I haven't read any of those books, so this is my first experience with any of her work. Simon and Schuster sent me an e-galley of the story and I appreciated the opportunity to learn what Ms. McMann's writing was all about. Let's take a look at a blurb of the book:

The small town of Cryer's Cross is rocked by tragedy when an unassuming freshman disappears without a trace. Kendall Fletcher wasn't that friendly with the missing girl, but the angst wreaks havoc on her OCD-addled brain.

When a second student goes missing - someone close to Kendall's heart - the community is in an uproar. Caught in a downward spiral of fear and anxiety, Kendall's not sure she can hold it together. When she starts hearing the voices of the missing, calling out to her and pleading for help, she fears she's losing her grip on reality. But when she finds messages scratched in a desk at school - messages that could only be from the missing student who used to sit there - Kendall decides that crazy or not, she'd never forgive herself if she didn't act on her suspicions.

Something's not right in Cryer's Cross - and Kendall's about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried.




I thought this story had a unique premise. I had no idea what was causing these kids to disappear and you're not going to find any of the usual supernatural suspects: vampire, werewolf, zombie etc. That alone kept my interest level high because I wanted to know what the heck was going on!