Written by: Koethi Zan
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publishers Summary:
For years, best friends Sarah and Jennifer kept what they
called the “Never List”: a list of
actions to be avoided, for safety’s sake, at all costs. But one night, against their best instincts,
they accept a cab ride with grave, everlasting consequences. For the next three
years, they are held captive with two other girls in a dungeon-like cellar by a
connoisseur of sadism.
Ten years later, at thirty-one, Sarah is still struggling to
resume a normal life, living as a virtual recluse under a new name, unable to
come to grips with the fact that Jennifer didn’t make it out of that cellar.
Now, her abductor is up for parole and Sarah can no longer ignore the twisted
letters he sends from jail.
Finally, Sarah decides to confront her phobias and the other
survivors—who hold their own deep grudges against her. When she goes on a
cross-country chase that takes her into the perverse world of BDSM, secret
cults, and the arcane study of torture, she begins unraveling a mystery more
horrifying than even she could have imagined.
Review:
It’s been a while since I read anything from the mystery,
thriller genre and I think this selection was quite a good break from all the
young adult books that I have been reading of late. 10 years after escaping
from her sadistic abductor, Sarah is forced to leave the comforts of her secure
home to find out what really happened to her friend Jennifer. Her quest
unravels something darker and sinister surrounding the events of her abduction.
To my surprise The Never List was actually a quick read. I
actually read it in two seatings. It was engaging and gripping from the first
page till the last and I could not put it down. The storyline provided a fairly
good mystery and I felt the suspense was quite consistent throughout.
Though it does not tell you the details of the torture Sarah
went through, I still found it dark and twisted. To be honest, I’m quite glad
that the author didn’t go through the gory details because I don’t think I
would have finished the book if she did.
Overall, I would think that this is something one can pick
up if one wants a light thriller that’s quite easy to read.
I gave this book a 5 over 5 on goodreads because it was
dark, suspenseful and had a great plot.
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