Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

Genre: YA Romantic Thriller

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

I have always said that living in the mountains would be the safest. The dessert has no water, the coast has tsunamis, cities have terrorists, farms have aliens, and rainforests have poisonous animals. Of course, I was always sort of joking because my heart lives at the beach and my dreams are of the city, but the mountains always seemed the safest. Until I read this book. From this point forward, I am never living in the mountains in the winter. Thank you, Becca☺.

Black Ice had a chilling opening scene about a girl who was murdered in the mountains, before jumping right in to Britt’s life. Britt was planning a backpacking trip in the mountains with her best friend, Korbie, whose family owned a cabin. The first scene had me walking on eggshells, though, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen.

That’s when a snowstorm hit and forced the girls to seek help in the only cabin nearby housing two men. And it was all downhill from there.

I do have to give credit to myself, though. I guessed who the culprit was almost right away, even though I had my doubts about my guess up until the end at the big reveal.

This story was great. It was fast paced and I couldn’t put the book down for fears that it would come to life if I don’t reach the end. I could just feel the impending doom as time crept by ever so slowly. It was very creepy.

That could just be me, though. I’m scared of everything.

By the time I was halfway finished with the book, I thought it was over. So much had already happened, so much that I couldn’t believe there was more. Oh, there was so much more. It wasn’t even close to being over.

I thought the connection to Britt was good, and I could feel myself empathize with all of them at some point, much to my chagrin. I hate to say it, but Stockholm Syndrome can be experienced even if you aren’t the one who was kidnapped. I will always see the good in people, and I can’t decide if that’s a flaw or not.

Even so, Fitzpatrick did a good job with showing the human side of everyone, even the bad guys. And I loved Britt’s strength and willpower. It was a terrific book and I just loved the whole thing, even if it was a bit insane.

Four stars.