Title: Bonfire
Author: Krysten Ritter
Pages: 256
Publisher: Cornerstone Digital
Release Date: 9th November 2017
Blurb from Goodreads:
Nothing burns as bright as the truth.
It has been ten years since Abby Williams left home and scrubbed away all evidence of her small town roots. Now working as an environmental lawyer in Chicago, she has a thriving career, a modern apartment, and her pick of meaningless one-night stands.
But when a new case takes her back home to Barrens, Indiana, the life Abby painstakingly created begins to crack. Tasked with investigating Optimal Plastics, the town's economic heart, she begins to find strange connections to a decade-old scandal involving the popular Kaycee Mitchell and her friends—just before Kaycee disappeared for good.
But as Abby tries desperately to find out what happened to Kaycee, troubling memories begin to resurface and she begins to doubt her own observations. And when she unearths an even more disturbing secret, her search threatens the reputations, and lives, of the community and risks exposing a darkness that may consume her.
My Review:
*I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Random House UK, Cornerstone, and NetGalley*
Ten years ago Abby Williams left her small hometown for Chicago.
Now an environmental lawyer, Abby finds herself reluctantly returning home to work on a case.
As Abby digs for information she realises that the case might be related to the events in her teens that led to her former friend Kaycee Mitchell disappearing.
What happened to Kaycee?
Can Abby fix her relationship with her father?
What secrets will Abby unearth in her search for the truth?
When I heard that Krysten Ritter had written a book I was really excited to read it. The intriguing blurb and gorgeous cover grabbed my attention as well.
I liked Abby and felt sorry for her - she hadn't had an easy childhood. I found her relatable and wanted her to be able to move on from her past.
The plot was interesting and I didn't guess what had happened to Kaycee.
I enjoyed the writing style which was easy to follow, but it didn't grip me.
This was a solid debut novel.
Overall this was an enjoyable read.
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