This has sat on my shelves for some years now and I’m not even sure where it came from. I have a vague recollection of picking up free with a selection of other books being given away. I fancied something brief and this fit the bill.

It’s a very quick read, partly the length, partly the writing. The set up is initially intriguing, the supporting cast are nicely portrayed and some of the relationships are satisfyingly complex. I just couldn’t get on with the voice of David - it all felt a little overwrought and melodramatic. That’s probably harsh given it’s about a young adult who is struggling to move on from accidentally killing someone. But there you have it.

The tension builds but the central conceit was fairly obvious and the ending just fizzled (even if it gamely tried to provide an answer for how you move on following something so devastating), while the ‘haunting’ aspects never really worked. Also, is store card swapping actually a thing?

Not bad by any means, just not really for me.