SYNOPSIS: What happens if you've done something terrible? But you can't remember what. And you don't know how to put it right ...When Carl opens his eyes on the banks of a lake, his brother is being zipped into a body bag. What happened in the water? He can't remember And when he glimpses a beautiful girl he thinks he recognizes, she runs away. Suddenly he knows he must find her - because together they must face the truth before it drowns them. Rating: 3/5
This was FANTASTIC thriller-wise. It made me genuinely nervous as it deals with things pretty much everyone is scared of: drowning and ghosts. Those parts were written so well they had me on the edge of my seat, and I was imagining it so much it felt life-like. If you're looking for a good scary book, this definitely is one. I was less of a fan of the main character, as he was a bit of a delinquent which I couldn't relate to at all, and I had a hard time liking someone who spent his time committing crimes. I do have to say that he fit in this story very well, with the people his brother and mum are. I also didn't like Neisha's character, as she didn't pass the 'sexy lamp' test at all. This test basically just checks if a female character could be replaced by a goodlooking lamp, and Neisha definitely could've been. She basically didn't add anything, despite Carl trying to make everything about her. She used to date Rob, but as soon as he's dead she just kind of moves on to Carl. She is also very much treated as being a boy's property. She is "Carl's girl". This leads me to the romantic plot of this story, which made me uncomfortable, with fifteen year old kids telling each other they love them within days of being together and Carl's brother/Neisha's boyfriend dying. Carl then proceeds to obsess over Neisha and act like she is the most important thing in his life. The overall plot was enjoyable. It was a bit slow at times, but not so much that it really bothered me. The scenes with Rob in them were proper scary, and I enjoyed watching Carl go on a quest to figure out who he was before the accident and what actually happened during the accident. Altogether an enjoyable book, definitely a good Halloween read. Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/16120205-the-drowning Amazon: www.amazon.com/Drowning-Rachel-Ward/dp/0545627710
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