Review: Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

Release Date: October 7, 2014

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Pages: 400
Source: ARC from a friend.

ISBN-10:  1442474262

Rating: 5 Hearts

Book Description

"Sometimes danger is hard to see... until it’s too late.

Britt Pfeiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants—but these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage.

In exchange for her life, Britt agrees to guide the men off the mountain. As they set off, Britt knows she must stay alive long enough for Calvin to find her. The task is made even more complicated when Britt finds chilling evidence of a series of murders that have taken place there... and in uncovering this, she may become the killer’s next target.

But nothing is as it seems in the mountains, and everyone is keeping secrets, including Mason, one of her kidnappers. His kindness is confusing Britt. Is he an enemy? Or an ally?

BLACK ICE is New York Times bestselling author Becca Fitzpatrick’s riveting romantic thriller set against the treacherous backdrop of the mountains of Wyoming. Falling in love should never be this dangerous…"

Review

Short and Sweet:

Holy wow! This book grabbed me and never let me go. A thrilling, icy story that kept me breathless with suspense!

To Elaborate...

Black Ice is one of those stories that feels like it could happen to anyone. Britt, the MC, gets caught in a snow storm in the mountains miles before she reaches her vacation destination. Trapped partially up a mountain in the middle of the road, her jeep has lost traction on the slippery surface. Fearful of the potential for a car accident in the low visibility, or of running out of gas and freezing to death, Britt and her friend Korbie decided to bundle up and find shelter and safety.

When they stumble upon a cabin after an hour of frigid wandering, they believe themselves to be saved. However, the nice looking men inside are actually dangerous fugitives who take the girls captive. In the dark room where Britt is kept, she makes a startling discovery that shows just how much danger they are actually in. The only hope they have is Britt's ex-boyfriend and Korbie's brother, Calvin, who is expecting them at the family cabin, Idlewilde.

Their kidnappers, Mason and Shaun decide that Britt, who unwittingly bragged that she was a geographical expert of the area, will lead them down the snowy mountain towards escape. But Britt doesn't believe that they will let her live once they are done with her... or will they? Mason doesn't seem quite as dangerous as Shaun. In fact, he seems downright sympathetic. Should she trust him, or keep holding out hope that Calvin will come to her rescue?

This book is amazing, twisty and tense! 5 Hearts!