We are told from the first sentence that Chris Brennan is lying. He is at a job interview to be a teacher. He not really a teacher, but they don’t know that and he is able to charm his way into getting the job. He is trying to get close to some of the boys at the school… for what purposes, we don’t yet know! We do know, early on, that he has to do what he’s doing within a week.
The book pulled me in right away, but when we switched views to focus on three of the boys and their mothers/families, I didn’t find their stories as interesting, but only initially. There was a surprising twist in the middle, and at first, I didn’t even believe it! Not really to do with the book itself, but I did notice that the blurb on the dust jacket had one of the three boys’ names incorrect! Jordan is the character’s name and whoever wrote that blurb called him Justin (more than once!) Oops! Overall, though, really good book!
The book pulled me in right away, but when we switched views to focus on three of the boys and their mothers/families, I didn’t find their stories as interesting, but only initially. There was a surprising twist in the middle, and at first, I didn’t even believe it! Not really to do with the book itself, but I did notice that the blurb on the dust jacket had one of the three boys’ names incorrect! Jordan is the character’s name and whoever wrote that blurb called him Justin (more than once!) Oops! Overall, though, really good book!