I’ve read this book almost 2 books ago and I still can’t get this book out of my head. The ending of the book had more twists than a rollercoaster and boy, do I love rollercoasters. Once the adrenaline rush came, it came crashing down on me again and again, as Darby struggled to outwit her opponents in a war where she mentally or physically she could not rest.
I don’t like snow or driving in snow yet where I live the possibility of snow is about 40% to 50% of my entire year. It’s the unpredictability of snow and how other individuals behave in the snow, that makes me not like to drive in it. Sitting behind the wheel with Darby, the snow creating a lacey veil for the struggling car to stay onto the assigned path, I’m finding myself, holding my breath. Darby was stressed before hitting the road and now, the weather just adds to her frustration. Since receiving the news, Darby just wanted to see her mother but now, just finding somewhere to park her car for a bit, would be a great relief. When the windshield wiper flew off her car, I knew she was in trouble and as she limped into the rest area parking lot, I thought if she could at least stay in her vehicle, she would be fine. But, had she pack her car for winter driving? I had a feeling that she didn’t.
Oh Darby! Making her way into the rest area, Darby takes in her surroundings. The individuals hanging around inside and the location of different parts of this rest area. When she hears that they’ve closed some of the roads due to the blizzard, she immediately began assessing the situation. I wish she would’ve been this detailed before hitting the road, for I think it might have helped her considerably. Darby is now stuck at a rest area with some total strangers, with no cell service and with a phone that’s almost dead. They won’t be coming to clear the roads for quite some time and when Darby goes back outside, she notices someone caged in a van. Yes, I said caged and this someone is a small girl.
Who is this girl? Which one of the individuals inside the rest area owns the van? Oh, the questions just start coming as nothing about what has just transpired is good. Darby can’t keep still as she needs to do something to correct the situation but where does she begin?
Thank goodness that Darby has an almost dead cell phone and no, my friends she hadn’t packed her car for winter driving nor had she prepared herself for any type of an emergency before she left. She’s surrounded by a blizzard, alone, confronted with a nightmare which she has to put an end to tonight.
This was a fantastic, high-energy book. It definitely got my adrenaline going and it still gets me pumped up when I think about it. I would recommend it but with a warning, you might not get any sleep once you start it.
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