The Dark Place
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Every secret comes to haunt you in this YA horror that combines the swoony romance and emotional resonance of John Green with the surrealist horror imagery and razor-sharp wit of Jordan Peele.
Seventeen-year-old Hylee Williams didn’t ask to disappear. But she did disappear, and not only that, but when she vanished from our world, she materialized in a dark, twisted version of the night that changed her life forever: the night her older brother went missing.
Just as Hylee realizes this moment could be the key to unraveling the truth about her brother, she’s yanked away from the dark place back to our world. Craving a sense of normalcy, she goes to a party with her best friend—where she meets Eilam Roads. Tall, handsome, and undeniably, inexplicably familiar, Hylee can’t help the pull she feels towards him. It’s a classic teen girl-meets-boy situation, until it happens again. She disappears, right in front of him.
Together, Hylee and Eilam investigate the truth about time, space, and reality, with Hylee increasingly convinced her time travel holds the key to saving her brother. But the more they learn, the more Hylee begins to see darkness lurking in her world—and in herself.
At once haunting and enchanting and entirely unforgettable, Britney S. Lewis’s sophomore novel explores love, loss, and what happens when you stop hiding from your truth.
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Hylee is an interesting character and the way she learns about everything is unique. It isn't easy because there isn't one character with all the answers. So she has to ask around and then figure out some things for herself. Her relationships with family and friends are complicated and she sometimes makes the wrong decisions. But she doesn't give up and that makes a difference.
Quick powerful read
The relationship between the FMC and her love interest is really well written, although targeted as a YA, I had to keep reminding myself these aren't adults I'm reading about. Lewis gives her characters proper emotional intelligence.
Side characters are strong from start to end, every character has their place. They add to the depth of the story rather than just being there for the sake of continuing the plot.
a nice enjoyable quick read, it'll leave you on the edge of your seat and wanting more from the author
