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A review by teaandtales1
Autumn Bleeds Into Winter by Jeff Strand
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ: Jeff Strand
๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ: One night in the summer of 1979, Curtis witnesses his best friend being abducted. He also sees the person who committed the crime. The cops listen, but can't find any evidence to prove Curtis' story, so he decides to take matters into his own hands and confront the man himself.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ: 226
๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐: Horror
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐: Yes, absolutely
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ: Yes, but barely
๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐: 1979 Alaska
๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ: โญโญโญโญโญ
I absolutely loved this book.
Strand managed to not only write a great cat-and-mouse thriller, but also managed to write believable middle schoolers from the 70s that would have a real challenge against a serial predator. This isn't a mystery, because you know right from the beginning who the culprit is. The tension comes instead with a young boy up against insurmountable odds that is determined to find and/or bring justice for his friend.
๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ: One night in the summer of 1979, Curtis witnesses his best friend being abducted. He also sees the person who committed the crime. The cops listen, but can't find any evidence to prove Curtis' story, so he decides to take matters into his own hands and confront the man himself.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ: 226
๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐: Horror
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐: Yes, absolutely
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ: Yes, but barely
๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐: 1979 Alaska
๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ: โญโญโญโญโญ
I absolutely loved this book.
Strand managed to not only write a great cat-and-mouse thriller, but also managed to write believable middle schoolers from the 70s that would have a real challenge against a serial predator. This isn't a mystery, because you know right from the beginning who the culprit is. The tension comes instead with a young boy up against insurmountable odds that is determined to find and/or bring justice for his friend.