The Fireside Chats

I finished reading this one last night before going to bed. I hadn’t guessed who the killer is before I got to the end. I was surprised but I’d rather end up surprised. I think it kind of ruins the book for me if I’m able to guess who the killer is before I get to the end. But this book kept a good pace throughout and held my attention easily.

I’ve been a fan of Natasha Preston for a while now, even though I’m an adult and she generally writes teen/young adult literature. I think the first book of hers I read was “The Cellar”, if I’m not mistaken. I picked this one up because I was the synopsis made it sound good.

Synopsis: Haunted by the past . . .

Penny’s trying to forget about her ex, Nash. His father was arrested for the brutal murder of four teenagers on Devil’s Night last year. Penny’s parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Nash or his family. It’s hard not to think of what happened as spooky season gets underway–but she’s trying.

That stops when she goes to the Halloween store with her friends to find a costume. What she finds instead is ripped from a horror movie: a girl from school bleeding out on the floor of a dressing room. Stabbed.

Is a copycat killer on the loose? The adults are saying no. But Penny knows better.