Title: The Bitter End
Author: Alexa Donne
Publication: October 15, 2024
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Genre: Thriller, YA Fiction
Pages: 352
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SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads)
When a winter storm traps eight teens in a remote ski cabin, they find themselves stranded with a killer—who may be one of their own.
The trip of a lifetime might be the death of them all.
The students of LA’s elite Warner Prep can’t wait for their Senior Excursion—five days of Instagrammable adventure in one of the world’s most exclusive locations. This is not your average field trip.
Which is why eight students can’t believe their bad luck when they end up on a digital detox in an isolated Colorado ski chalet. Their epic trip is panning out to be an epic bore . . . until their classmates start dropping in a series of disturbing deaths. The message is clear: this trip is no accident.
And when a blizzard strikes, secrets are revealed, betrayals are exposed, and survival is at stake in a race to the bitter end.
REVIEW:
**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley.**
I recently read The Ivies by Alexa Donne and loved it, so I knew this had to be the next one I wanted to read. This one follows a group of students stranded on a mountain with a killer lurking.
The first thing I really liked was the array of characters. These were not all friends, so there were multiple personality types, which made it more interesting to guess who was behind the murders. Donne does a good job of showing personalities and giving you more and more throughout the book. You had a lot of your typical high school types, but some were different. I really enjoyed how Donne made these characters interact and kept you guessing on who was behind everything. Donne threw some curveballs that made me question my guesses. The intensity and suspense were high throughout the book and kept me flipping pages.
My only complaint is that at times it was a little unbelievable. Only in the sense that someone could get away with it without someone in that house noticing, but this was easily pushed aside by the suspense and intrigue I got from this story.
As I have before, I truly enjoyed The Bitter End by Alexa Donne and will definitely be reading the next book available by her. If you love suspense, this will be a must read for you! Add it to your list!
