Summer Reading #8

Since She Went Away by David Bell

This book was released yesterday, and I already finished. One thing I love about David Bell's books is that they are suspenseful without being gory. This was definitely a whole lot of suspense.

Jenna's best friend, Celia, went missing one night. Jenna feels immense guilt because she'd invited Celia out, and then ran late. In her mind, if she had been there, Celia might still be safe. No one knows if Celia is alive or dead, and all that they were able to find when she went missing was one of her earrings, a family heirloom, that she never took off.

Jenna has a fifteen year old son named Jared who is involved with a girl named Tabitha. Tabitha's dad is incredibly strict, and Tabitha is supposed to come straight home after school. As it turns out, Tabitha's dad is a killer, and kidnapped Tabitha, whose real name is Natalie.

Reading this book, it seems like Jenna and Jared are always involved with the police. Between the disappearance of Celia to the situation with Natalie, the police always seem to be at their house. This is actually a good thing because the police take Jenna and Jared seriously, which comes in handy more times than you would think.

I don't want to go into too much about this book because it is suspenseful. I don't want to take that away from anyone who may want to read this. Trust me though, this is worth the read, and the ending is a bit of a surprise. While you're at it, read all of David Bell's books; you won't regret it.