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Wicked Game by Lisa Jackson & Nancy Bush

By Shelly | April 21, 2009

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SYNOP: WICKED GAME

ONE BY ONE, THEY’LL DIE.

Twenty years ago, wild child Jessie Brentwood vanished from St. Elizabeth’s high school. Most in Jessie’s tight circle of friends believed she simply ran away. Few suspected that Jessie was hiding a shocking secret-one that brought her into the crosshairs of a vicious killer.

UNTIL THERE’S NO ONE LEFT.

Two decades pass before a body is unearthed on school grounds and Jessie’s old friends reunite to talk. Most are sure that the body is Jessie’s, that the mystery of what happened to her has finally been solved. But soon, Jessie’s friends each begin to die in horrible, freak accidents that defy explanation.

BUT HER.

Becca Sutcliff has been haunted for years by unsettling visions of Jessie, certain her friend met with a grisly end. Now the latest deaths have her rattled. Becca can sense that an evil force is shadowing her too, waiting for just the right moment to strike. She feels like she’s going crazy. Is it all a coincidence-or has Jessie’s killer finally returned to finish what was started all those years ago?

I had high hopes for Wicked Game.  I loved the premise and the back blurb definitely had me excited.  But no matter how much I wanted to love this book, I just couldn’t get there.  There were a lot of characters to keep straight.  Renee and Becca were strong, Hudson was pretty much a meh character, who just never seemed to stand on his own.  And even though Jessie was only a memory that kept popping up, she was annoying.  But then again maybe all 16 yr olds are annoying on that “immature” level.

Overall, the big hiccup for me was the pace of the plot and the pace of the clues and details being disseminated.  It was soooooo slow.  At page 150 I was incredulous at the fact that I still didn’t really know what the heck was going on!  The paranormal elements weren’t all that paranormal to me.  The ending felt rushed and forced.  I wanted to know more about the Colony, but alas there was very little information.  I’m guessing from the ending that there will be another book.  I’m not sure at this point if I will try that one.  Nothing really clicked for me.  The chemistry between Becca and Hudson was non-existent for me.  Yes they had crushes on each other, yes they couldn’t keep their hands to themselves but I just never felt the emotional pull for them.  Let me end this by saying it wasn’t a horrible book.  I have read a lot worse!  It just wasn’t what I expected from these two ladies.

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