The Never List by Koethi Zan
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
From a horror/drama/suspense standpoint, I loved the basic premise of this book: two female college students are kidnapped and held in a dungeon for a few years, and were subjected to all forms of torture.
The execution of the story is where this one falls a bit short. The two girls are super paranoid already because of a car accident that happened in their tweens that claimed the life of one of the girl's mothers.
So they created their "Never List" of things to never do, to always avoid, etc.
Then they get kidnapped and all goes to hell.
Not a whole lot is told about the torture, as one of the girls escapes and sends help for the ones left behind. It's the after story to which we, as readers, are privy.
****SPOILER ALERT******
But, wait! The kidnapper is coming up for parole! Our surviving girl doesn't know where her friend's body is located, so she takes it upon herself to dig deeper into what happened to them.
******END SPOILER ALERT******
This is what I don't get! If this woman was SO paranoid before the kidnapping, and even more paranoid after her escape, why would she put herself in harms way again? This was only one of the inconsistencies I found with the story line.
If only it had just been about being held captive. Because that is good horror and suspense.
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