book review - That Weekend by Kara Thomas

 

That Weekend by Kara Thomas begins with Claire waking up in the middle of a pathway with no memory of how she got there. She has no memory of the last day. An entire day wiped from her memory! When Claire breaks up with her cheating boyfriend just before the school prom, her best friends Kat and Jesse invite her with them for a camping trip. She has been friends with them for years, and she is ready for some fun after her heartbreak. However, when Claire wakes up, her friends are missing. They have vanished without a trace, and everyone looks to Claire for answers. The trip has become a nightmare Claire cannot even remember! Why is Claire on her own on a pathway in a forest? What has happened to Kat and Jesse? Why does Kat's grandma hate Jesse? Moreover, how is Kat's cousin involved in the mystery? To find answers to these questions, read That Weekend by Kara Thomas.

The story starts slowly. While we wait to find out if Claire's memory returns, it feels right that the pace is slow. The story only gains momentum halfway through when Claire starts an investigation of her own. She follows some bizarre clues, and the book becomes more interesting. While I was hoping for a little more mystery, danger, and edge, I was entirely unprepared for the twist that happened and took me utterly by surprise!

I was hoping for more danger and more chills. I wanted a page-turning mystery that gripped me. That Weekend was a good read, it just was not the chilling mystery that I was hoping for. True, I needed to find out all the who, what, where, when, why, and how of everything, and some shocking details came out throughout the book's second half. The ending was where things became exciting.

I recommend That Weekend by Kara Thomas to readers who enjoy mystery. This book still has enough mystery and shocks to make it an enjoyable read.

I rate That Weekend by Kara Thomas 3 out of 5 stars. It was readable but did not have the edge-of-the-seat shocks, twists and turns I want from a murder mystery.