River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis & Lucas Astor: A Book Review
Genre: Suspense
Pardon my jaw-drop
Weis and Astor writes a phenomenal thriller in their novel, River of Ashes. While the beginning was rather slow, once the middle hit I couldn’t bare to put the book down. All I could wonder was ‘who was going to die’ as there was so much foretelling and hints toward each of the characters. Honestly, it could have been any of them and everything would have still clicked. I am, however, extremely impressed by what Weis and Astor do at the end of the story. It was not only beautiful, it was satisfying. Readers will not see it coming.
Written surrounding the story of two twin sisters, River of Ashes is a tale of not only suspense but also love (both toxic and nontoxic), rape, and revenge. It shows not only the darker side of human nature, but also the complete obliviousness society has toward it.
Honestly, I don’t want to say anything more simply because I am afraid I am going to ruin it if I talk too much. All I can say is this book is a must read and should be put in your cart now if it isn’t already. You can thank me later.
Who would most enjoy the work and who should stay clear (if necessary):
Psychologists (both in practice or in study), teachers, guidance counselors, those interesting in the human mind – not only would you like this story, you would benefit from it. With the topics Weis dives into there is a lot of room for thought and might help in guiding young people through such things (though we all hope nothing of the sort happens to them).
Those into serial killers and fans of Shirley Jackson – you are not going to want to miss this.
Other books like the one reviewed:
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez
The Club by Ellery Lyod
| Plot: | 10 / 10 |
| Characters: | 10 / 10 |
| Writing: | 9 / 10 |
| Editor: | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 39 / 40 |
Title: River of Ashes
Author: Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor
Edition: eARC
Published: August 2, 2022
Publisher: Vesuvian Books
ISBN: 978-1645480983
If you want to get it: Amazon; Barnes&Noble
This Adult series debut is based on the world and characters from the award-winning YA novel, ‘Death by the River’
This post was edited on August 8th, 2022 to include the information of the second author, Lucas Astor. The disclaimer was also reworded at publisher request and moved to the bottom of the page.
This post was originally published August 4th, 2022.
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