A review by teaandtales1
Jackal by Erin E. Adams

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭: Liz Rocher reluctantly goes back home to her small town for her best friend's wedding. Growing up as one of the only Black kids in school wasn't easy, and she's been avoiding a return to Johnstown for most of her adult life. During the wedding her goddaughter goes missing, and Liz starts digging up some old memories. In her attempt to find the girl, Liz begins to uncover some dark secrets of the town, and how, for years, Black girls have been going missing in the woods, and usually wind up dead. It's a race against time for Liz as struggles to fight her own demons, and those of the town. 
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Erin E. Adams
𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬: 336
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: Yes! 
𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭: Yes, easily
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝: Contemporary 
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:👻👻👻 1/2
𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I absolutely loved this book. Adams has created an engaging mystery with fleshed out characters and a healthy dose of horror. There are a lot of moving pieces in this story, but the author manages to successfully combine a supernatural terror with the real-life horrors of racism and town segregation. Liz is an engaging character that makes a reluctant hero and amateur detective, and doesn't always stay one step ahead of the town villains. I highly recommend and will probably go buy the print copy when it comes out.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.