Nat Richards latest YA thriller might be my favorite one yet.
Five Total Strangers is a gripping thriller that is told over the course of a dangerous blizzard induced road trip home. I was a little skeptical because my mind kept thinking two things. One, there's no way that much can happen on a road trip. Two, is the car haunted? Obviously, I was wrong for asking both questions.
High school student, Mira, is flying home for the holidays when a massive blizzard grounds all the flights out. But lucky for her, her seatmate, Harper, mentioned renting a car. Desperate to get home to her mother, Mira sets off to find Harper. When she does, Harper introduced her to a few friends; Josh, Kayla, and Brecken. The five of them pile into the SUV Harper rented and set off on a trip that has everyone questioning their sanity by the end of it.
Harper seems like a normal, put together, college student who has the world figured out. Anyone would be lucky to be in Harper's (expensive) shoes.
Josh has that sleepy, coffee shop vibe about him. He has psychology student written all over him. It doesn't make sense for him to be in a knee brace, no way he plays sports.
Kayla seems to be sleeping her life away. When she's not sleeping, she twitchy and irritable. Possibly going through withdrawal symptoms.
Brecken feels like the boy whose daddy buys him everything he could ever want, as long as he follow directly in his family's footsteps.
Then there's Mira. The aspiring art student who just needs to go home to be strong for her mother.
Everyone just wants to go home. They want to be with their families, work through their family drama, and get back to real life as soon as possible. None of them wanted to be stuck in a rental with 4 total strangers. But when the blizzard starts, they're in for a long ride.
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