What are your overall thoughts about the book?

I honestly enjoyed the book, but I accidentally ran across a summery of the book. So, the ending got spoiled for me but, it was still a page-turner.

I’m still wondering how the guy in the yellow hat found them. Again. Who the heck was he anyway? At the end, it seemed like there was going to be something about him knowing about Josh. Like he was a federal agent or something trailing him and he was looking out for Mira.

This was a twisty-turvey excellent read!! The character development was on point, and I enjoyed guessing who guilty parties were along the way!

I like the book, but I definitely thought the man in the yellow hat and his purpose in the story were a bit vague.

I was overall disappointed with this book. More research was needed for the location, and I just didn’t like the characters. I felt suspense for a couple of chapters, but after that just felt as if they were not very bright.
For a couple of pages,I thought it may have been an unreliable narrator. When the story progressed and it was Josh……predictable.

I loved the suspense and thought the baddie was each character at different times through the story. I agree with others posting about the man with the yellow cap – there didn’t seem to be any resolution or explanation of him or why he elicited such an instinctive response from Mira. Also wondered about whether Brecken had his own motives for killing Josh – as he could then put his own spin on driving over and injuring/killing (did he die) Corey. That seemed very convenient. Lots of unresolved questions and would have liked it to go for a few hundred… Read more »

It kept me in suspense until the very end. Great Read.

I agree with all of the comments about plot holes, too-quick ending, lack of tying up loose ends and unexplained yellow hat guy. It did start to drag for me, but I finished it just to find out what happened in the end. Really, the author lost me when the characters went to a restroom in the middle of nowhere and the water was miraculously turned on for hand washing. Anyone who lives in a snowy climate knows that doesn’t happen. I could certainly picture this story as a B grade thriller movie for young teens.

I agree with the other commenters, the ending was quick and a little disappointing. 90% of the book did have me anxious to find out the ending. There were a couple of hanging threads. What was the story of the yellow hat man, what was Breckon’s story? There was a lot of room for character development.

I listened to the book on my morning walks so enjoyed the “journey”. The author certainly kept me guessing about who was stealing the items and what was up with the yellow- hatted man. But I found the end disappointing as I was left with unanswered questions and a lack of closure. But maybe it was about the “journey” and not the destination. LOL

Overall the book was a rattling good read which I had to finish quickly due to the terms of the loan. Read over three afternoons, the short chapters encouraged me to read on. At various stages, I wondered if the main character was an unreliable witness, in the middle of a medically induced nightmare or if we should take the words on the page as genuine. Although I didn’t quite believe in the events I was reading, I did work out who the MC should be most afraid of and what method of disguise they were using. However, the red… Read more »

It really was a page turner for me- I finished it faster than I thought I would. Having lived in the midwest through blizzards I enjoyed the effect the weather had on increasing the terror in the plot. I thought some of Mira’s inner dialogue was repetitive and tedious and could have been omitted. Agree with others that there could have been better closure at the end with the yellow hat guy. I thought maybe he was interspersed throughout the story to imply there might be done supernatural force at work causing their troubles. Overall I did enjoy the book… Read more »

Loved this book listening to it whilst working and travelling- great suspense!!

It was so suspenseful. There was so much tension in this book. Everyone seemed suspect. What an awesome thriller.

I read it in record time because I could never really figure out who the culprit was. I liked it just fine except for not knowing who the man in the yellow hat was.

I was interested in the twist on the “locked room” premise, but was disappointed by the execution. The characters going around and around in circles, both in their suspicions of each other and in the car in the blinding snow. It was repetitive, characters felt very one-sided and whiny, and too many loose ends with the man in the yellow hat, Cody and his dad, Kayla, and Brecken. None of the kids were likeable and it was hard to muster the terror the book was striving for.

I did not enjoy this book. Stealing gas… well did they have a choice… they had no cash…. thus book wore me out…. drive and drive….

Nothing really happens throughout the book. Then in 2 pages, everything happened/was explained, or partially explained, and The End. Hardly a thriller.

I really enjoyed the book, but it was found wanting in terms of character development! And who was the yellow hatted man? There just wasn’t enough info connecting everything. I’ve done ride sharing with strangers at the airport also. It’s definitely taking a chance, haha, but it was great!

I feel disappointed that I still have no closure on the man in the yellow hat. I feel that the book(like so many others have said) was rushed at the end with a lot of questions left in place.

Is this aimed mainly for young adults? If so I would probably rate it higher. Good idea but as has been pointed out some holes in the plot. How did Josh track Mira? What happened to Kayla and Brecken? Kept me a entertained though.

Ending was too rushed, and agreed that it left many answers and plot holes. Thought her grief would become more of an important plot point or theme but couldn’t understand the point of it as a part of her background, other than the motivator of her joining the car ride?

This was a interesting read. It kept me anxious and ready for the next page.

I got something out of The Quiet Girl, Reverie, A Dangerous Act of Kindness, Homes, Cowboy Pride, Flat Broke with Two Goats, The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett…,and Robin McKinley is an excellent writer…I do not understand the lack of continuity in this novel…I love YA novels precisely because of the tight storytelling…did not find that here, and many readers felt the same, as corroborated in many preceding comments. I LOVE the concept of a global book club, just really disappointed in this choice.

Spoiler Alert! What’s up with the mysterious man in the yellow hat? How did he track the kids all over the landscape without a car? Whatever happened to Brecken, Harper & Kayla after they were rescued? What’s the backstory on Josh – why was he crazy and what was his life like when he wasn’t stalking Mira? The author did a fine job of building suspense, but the ending left too many loose ends dangling.