Dead to You
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4.1 • 87 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A powerful psychological thriller with a shocking twist from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy.
Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family. It’s a miracle…at first. Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn’t going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he'd be able to put the pieces back together. But there’s something that's keeping his memory blocked. Something unspeakable...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This intriguing but slight character study is built around the first-person account of a teenager returning to his family nine years after strangers lured him into the backseat of a car and drove away. It's emotionally rich territory, but the setup is highly improbable. Authorities reunite 16-year-old Ethan De Wilde with his family mere hours after he makes his claim, forgoing background and DNA checks. Ethan is enrolled in school the following week without placement testing or counseling. Presumably, McMann (Cryer's Cross) has confirmed that such casual handling of a victimized family is possible, but the impression remains that the unlikely scenario has been created to suit her plot twists. Ethan's voice is convincing, even compelling at times, but too many opportunities arise over the course of the novel for readers to notice what McMann is not letting Ethan say. In a work of short fiction, these elements could have succeeded or been ignored. As is, though, the ending feels a bit deceptive. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
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Dead to you review
Dead to You reads like the unfinished documentary of someones actual life.
Good things
- realistic characters and problems
-Good ideas and descriptions
-thought provoking read
-fairly well written
-psychological thriller
-unique plot line
Bad things
-unresolved ending. The story's climax and conclusion wrapped up too quickly (like 238 pages of rising action 4 pages of climax, conclusion and falling action combined).
The real problem I had with this story was that there were so many questions left unanswered.
Great Book
I got this book because I hadn't read a ok in a while and just wanted something to read, as it turns out, it's one of the best books I've ever read. The only down side is that it is just a little short. I will defiantly read some more titles by this author.