Book title: The Scavenger
Author: J.L. Willow
Publisher: Nebula Press
Number of pages: 204 pages
Genre: YA, thriller, suspense
Release Date: November 13th 2017
Goodreads Synopsis:
“IT’S NOT SECRETS THAT ARE DANGEROUS. IT’S WHAT SECRETS MAKE PEOPLE DO.”
When a number of teen drug overdoses disturbs the NYPD, an investigation is quickly formed to uncover the forces behind it. Four people with no previous connection soon find themselves the object of scrutiny as the case moves forward.
Catherine is a freshman living an unfulfilled high school life. After a gentle nudge from her best friend Eve, she begins searching for more. A boy named Samuel may be the answer to what she’s looking for, but not everything is what it seems.
Samuel has connections to the investigation in more ways than Catherine realizes and carries more secrets than he cares to admit. His decision to take a risky bet with a man named Frank seems like easy money but instead causes his life to quickly unravel.
Frank is a drug dealer living in New York City, best known for his heinously addictive strains of laced marijuana. With the NYPD closing in and pressure slowly building, he discovers the life he’s carefully built for himself in danger of collapse.
Nathan Tawallis of the NYPD is lead investigator of the case. Much as he tries to ignore it, long forgotten memories begin to surface and past connections to the drug network quickly become too hard to ignore.
With lives becoming inexorably entangled, The Scavenger weaves a tale of suspense and finding family in unsuspecting places while simultaneously delving into the dangers and alarming nature of the illegal drug trade.
My Review:
2.5/5 stars
I typically enjoy reading books from different character perspectives, but I unfortunately didn’t with this book.
I couldn’t get a sense of what made the characters tick and there wasn’t enough written for each character/chapter. I wish either each chapter was longer or that there were less character points of view. Throughout the book, I did have to backtrack about what was taking place and which point of view the chapter was about.
The pace was okay, but it just did not seem like a complete story.
I do commend this author for being a teen novelist, but it just wasn’t for me.
Even though I was not a HUGE fan of this book, I would still suggest giving it a try.
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