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Average rating2.3
They were supposed to die. Five years ago, the residents of the Gerbera subdivision in the small town of Fallen Oaks were brutally murdered in their beds. The only survivors, now called The Fallen Oaks Five, were children-practically strangers at the time, forever connected by the weight of all they witnessed. Now grown, the anniversary of their families' deaths approaches and the Fallen Oaks Five receive letters of warning: the killers are still out there and they aren't finished with them. In a race against time and murderers who remain both faceless and nameless, the Five must return to their old homes in order to piece together the events of a night they'd all rather forget. Their old town is riddled with secrets, and every person they come into contact with is a suspect. With everything at stake, can the Five solve the mystery and finally learn the truth about the night that cost them everything? Or will they find themselves victims of a fate they should've succumbed to years ago?
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2.5 stars. This was a fast paced, run of the mill thriller. A fun time? Yes. Anything groundbreaking? No, but not all books have to be.
The premise appealed to me - the five sole survivors of an horrific and unexplained massacre return to their home town (the scene of the crime) when their lives are threatened in a mysterious letter. Here they have to face their grizzly past and try to unravel the threads that lead to their families' and friends sudden demise.
The plot set up was awesome, I was sucked right in. But unfortunately the execution and resolution of the plot left me feeling a little meh. I had to suspend my disbelief multiple times (and I'm pretty tolerant of unrealistic plot twists) and there were a few eye rolls here and there.
There were enough interesting twists to keep me going and I'm sure fans of Kiersten Modglin will enjoy this most recent addition to her substantial catalogue.