“Women need to do that, you know. Look out for each other. There’s a special place in hell for those who don’t.” – 4.25/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: road trips, loose teeth, diners, phone booths, movies, old jackets, and a ton of plot twists.

Charlie Jordan is being driven across the country by a serial killer. Maybe.

Behind the wheel is Josh Baxter, a stranger Charlie met by the college ride share board, who also has a good reason for leaving university in the middle of term. On the road they share their stories, carefully avoiding the subject dominating the news – the Campus Killer, who’s tied up and stabbed three students in the span of a year, has just struck again.

Travelling the lengthy journey between university and their final destination, Charlie begins to notice discrepancies in Josh’s story.

As she begins to plan her escape from the man she is becoming certain is the killer, she starts to suspect that Josh knows exactly what she’s thinking.

Meaning that she could very well end up as his next victim.

Ooh, how I missed finding a good thriller like this where you can’t figure out who the psycho is! This is exactly the type of thriller I enjoy the most: eerie… and full of plot twists!
This book follows a college student named Charlie who is grieving the loss of her best friend who was murdered by a non-identified serial killer and decides to leave campus. So she takes a ride to Ohio with a guy she knows nothing about, no questions asked – to each their own, I guess. And that my friends, is the cool thing about this book: you have no idea who to believe because you can’t figure out what is reality and what is fantasy!
I’ll admit when I first started this book, I thought the pace was very slow, but with time it won me over. The pace picks up and you get hooked and stuck in a web of lies and deception!
The fact that the story is situated in the 90’s gives it an extra eerie vibe – especially because cell phones weren’t a thing and communication wasn’t as it is today, it was normal to only use pay phones. I really enjoyed the dark atmosphere and the eeriness of the details, and I was getting very anxious about what would happen next. Let’s just say, I didn’t see it coming… I didn’t see any of that coming!
Sure, I understand some parts may be too unbelievable to some readers, but we have to remind ourselves that this is fiction. I had a blast reading this and it was very difficult to put it down. Recommend it for the entertainment value!