Solitary by Travis Thrasher

Solitary is the first book of the Solitary Tales Series.

Chris Buckley and his mother move to Solitary, North Carolina after an ugly divorce. Originally from Chicago, Chris struggles with the small-town vibe while he explores the bizarre characters at school.

He befriends three girls, Rachel, Poe and Jocelyn and begin what seems to be a typical high school life: full of bullies, confusion over girls, and the little nerd who always gets beat up.

But there are secrets in this town of Solitary. And Jocelyn, who has won Chris' affection, may carry the darkest one.

Solitary reads part Breakfast Club, part Scream and it is a fantastic ride. Thrasher has his finger on the pulse of teenage angst. You grow with the characters and believe you could see them in the hall of your own school.

I was kept guessing throughout the story until the answers were revealed. While I did my fair share of guessing, I was always a step behind.

Good guys may be bad and the villains might be the closest of allies.

Being the first part of a series, I expected an ending to lead into book 2, but Thrasher caught me by complete surprise. I finished the book, closed the cover and screamed, "What?!?!"

Book 2 cannot come soon enough.


You can read more on The Solitary Tales and more books by Travis Thrasher by going to his website: www.travisthrasher.com

This book was provided for review by David C Cook Publishing.