Run Like Hell eBook Elena Andrews
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"Elena Andrews' Run Like Hell is a spectacular debut. Suspenseful, with beautifully drawn characters--this is a wonderful new voice in fiction!"
Heather Graham, New York Times Best-Selling Author
What if the perfect party plans didn’t work out so perfectly?
In this young adult thriller, seventeen-year-old Morgan Butler’s parents are out of town and she’s finally alone. She has a romantic night planned with her boyfriend after attending the party-of-the-year. And her aunt is conveniently working late and will stop by the following day to check on her. All her plans are falling into place. But on the way to the party, her car runs out of gas.
Stranded on a dark, desolate road with no money, no gas and a dead cell phone, Morgan makes a decision with dangerous consequences.
Now she must fight, claw, scratch and scream…and then run like hell to survive.
But will she get away?
Run Like Hell eBook Elena Andrews
Run Like Hell is a relatively quick read, and the author kept my interest in this stalker YA novel, but it needed structural editing. Not just to pick up some errors and clunky narrative, but to help fine tune the story.Of course, being a thriller, you expect there to be those "don't go in there" moments; however, the main character in Run Like Hell took dumb to a whole new level. This made her a fairly annoying protagonist. Lots of reader face palming going on.
Keeping in mind that this book is narrated by the aforementioned dumb teen, her voice was way too mature. Morgan acted like a teen, but "sounded" like a 30-year-old. This kept the reader from ever really believing the story.
With fine tuning, this could have been a really good book. The bones are all there. As is, it's not bad, but not great either, and It all wrapped up way too suddenly. The suspense ebbed and flowed throughput the story--mainly ebbed, right to the no-surprise ending.
The author has talent, but like this story, it needs a bit of polish to shine.
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Run Like Hell eBook Elena Andrews Reviews
This right here is a woman's nightmare come true! Stranded with no gas and no cell on a mostly deserted road only to be picked up by a "nice" guy that isn't stopping for the gas you so desperately need for your car that then chases you and then stalks you once you get away. Truly creepy and so real!
I found it to be rather fast-paced. There were a few times it lulled a little but it was during the lulls that you really got to know the people.
While I am not a huge fan of first person narratives, in this case it worked really well and made the story that much more believable. You got to feel her panic and fear as well as her shame and determination. You're there in her head while she works out her family issues, her desire for her boyfriend and the situation with her new stalker that grows more complex and creepier by the page.
While I would have loved to give this five stars, I just couldn't. There are things that a good editing would fix. There was also a couple of discrepancies in the narrative like a part involving her dog. In one scene she's feeding her dog before leaving for a game after school then later that evening she says she didn't see him since that morning. That's little I know but it was irksome in the flow of the story.
All-in-all I do like this book and will probably read it again. Wonderful debut!
I enjoyed this 12 chapter book. The opening scene was very impressive. The first sentence was someone saying, "No, don't die on me now!" It grabbed my attention right away, and my senses were already heightened from the get-go. Turned out the car engine died because Morgan ran out of gas. I was blown away by the fake-out and couldn't wait to read more.
What's one of the biggest fears women face? Mine is being stranded alongside a deserted road with no cell phone reception at night. Morgan endured this-except her phone battery died-and I could relate to her fear. She tried to be responsible and do the right thing. She turned down Brian's offer to take her to a gas station. But cars kept driving past without stopping. To up the creep factor, Brian drove by and stopped again. Running out of options, Morgan hopped into his car.
The red flag for me was that he was acting too nice, being too persistent that she needed to get in his car. If he really wanted to help, he could've filled up gas in those red containers then drove back. I was beyond scared when he drove past a gas station. Lights were on, cars in the parking lot-he had the nerve to say it was closed. Brian was nice and polite until Morgan kept asking him to stop the car and let her out. That trigger made him snap.
In survival mode, Morgan managed to escape with cuts and bruises along the way. She was able to physically leave the nightmare, yet she couldn't get away from Brian's creepy, obsessive, crazy, demented world. Living in her neighborhood (unbeknownst to her), he was relentless with his stalking and psychological warfare. Chills ran down my spine during this entire novel. Of course, ghosts and horror stories are spooky, but I think the most frightening stories are the ones that describe what can happen in real life. A woman can be stalked by a crazed man. Poor Morgan didn't even do anything. I loved the twisted reveal of why her. Why Morgan?
This novel was written in Morgan's first person point-of-view in the present tense, which created the thriller, action, suspense, sitting-on-edge-of-seat feel right in readers' faces. The author has a brilliant talent with characterization and setting a mood with description. She managed to capture the teen mentality of enduring pain to keep quiet, so her social life wouldn't be ruined. I wanted to smack some sense into Morgan LOL-she can't enjoy her friends if she's dead! I loved getting a sense of Morgan's motives throughout the story. I liked her sense of style; she was a hoodie girl, reminded me of a cute tomboy.
Run Like Hell was definitely a fast read. I got lost in the story, picturing it as a movie. I could see Emma Roberts as Morgan and Kieran Culkin as Brian. It's worth reading to see if Brian succeeds in ending Morgan's life. I think the very last line of the story summed things up perfectly-in fact, it was my favorite line. Can't reveal it though because I can't give away the ending.
I RECOMMEND this book to read.
"Run Like Hell" is a suspenseful, spellbinding story that kept me on the edge of my seat. Morgan is a young girl who meets a stranger when she runs out of gas on the way to a party. It's dark. Her cell phone is dead. She doesn't have a gas can. She has two dollars on her. A teenage nightmare comes true when a young man knocks on the car window. The man who offers help, but then he chases, stalks, threatens, and injures Morgan while her parents are out of town. Morgan's spunk and bravery lead her to the man's dysfunctional family and the tragedy that lies beyond. Morgan runs like hell, but will she get away?
Morgan's story will keep the reader's attention to the very last page. The characters Morgan's stalker, his family, her classmates, and Aunt Rory are interesting and genuine. The story is dead on. This young adult fiction is fast-paced and a very enjoyable read for all ages.
Run Like Hell is a relatively quick read, and the author kept my interest in this stalker YA novel, but it needed structural editing. Not just to pick up some errors and clunky narrative, but to help fine tune the story.
Of course, being a thriller, you expect there to be those "don't go in there" moments; however, the main character in Run Like Hell took dumb to a whole new level. This made her a fairly annoying protagonist. Lots of reader face palming going on.
Keeping in mind that this book is narrated by the aforementioned dumb teen, her voice was way too mature. Morgan acted like a teen, but "sounded" like a 30-year-old. This kept the reader from ever really believing the story.
With fine tuning, this could have been a really good book. The bones are all there. As is, it's not bad, but not great either, and It all wrapped up way too suddenly. The suspense ebbed and flowed throughput the story--mainly ebbed, right to the no-surprise ending.
The author has talent, but like this story, it needs a bit of polish to shine.
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