Title: We Were Warned
Author: Chelsea Ichaso
Publication: March 4, 2025
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Genre: Thriller, YA Fiction
Pages: 368
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SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads)
All her life, Eden Stafford has heard the lore about the abandoned beach resort at the edge of ever since the notorious murder there, anyone who sets foot on the property is cursed to die. It’s more than just a over the years, two high school students who dared to explore the ruins of Fairport Village were killed there.
Eden is no stranger to notoriety, having endured a family scandal that’s made her a target at school. So when she reluctantly attends an overnight party at the ruins, she’s on edge—not because of some legend, but because the clique that has made her life hell for years is there too, including Caleb Durham, the worst of them all. Yet out of all the things Eden expected to happen that night, finding another student dead at Fairport Village wasn’t one of them.
Though the death is ruled an accident, Eden knows she saw something suspicious at the ruins—and Caleb and her other longtime tormentors did too. Now they’re all being followed by a deadly stranger, and to save themselves, they must work together to uncover the truth about Fairport Village. But after all that’s happened, can Eden really trust Caleb and his friends? Or will they leave her to face a killer alone?
REVIEW:
**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
I love a good YA Fiction mystery where teens have to try and save their own life. I don’t know why, but its always full of suspense and a few moments where you wonder what they were thinking. Chelsea Ichaso is one of the top of her game and knows how to get you reading.
The story follows a group of kids who are trying to figure out why one of their classmates died suspiciously at an old abandoned part of town that is known to be cursed! Then they are slowly being hunted by something they do not understand. While I do not love fantasy or science fiction novels much, and I’m not saying this is what that was, I was so intrigued that I would not have been upset if that was the case. Ichaso hooked me from the first chapter with interesting characters that continued to grow, and you learned more and more from.
The story flowed smoothly and you found yourself liking characters you didn’t in the beginning and disliking ones you did. I loved the feelings Ichaso pulled out of me as I was reading. It really is hard to hook you from the beginning of a book and never have me lose interest at all. I will be reading every one of Ichaso’s books going forward and those I haven’t read already. A must read for all YA Mystery lovers!
