Roslyn is consumed with the mysterious death of her older sister, Adeline. Her grief is all-encompassing and, despite the passage of time, she cannot get over it. Enter a strange caravan of teenage girls, apparently passing through town. They stop at the diner where Roslyn works and invite her to a party that evening at an empty house that is for sale. During the evening, Roslyn discovers that these girls knew Adeline in the months before her death when she was sent to visit her aunt up north. The girls invite Roslyn to travel with them, much like her sister did. Hoping to find out more about her sister’s death, Roslyn agrees and heads off with them to parts unknown. But Roslyn’s new band of friends have a secret that they don’t wish to share and that secret is death, himself.

This was an unusual book, but not exactly my cup of tea. The premise of “Death” as a corporeal being who selects teenage girls to do his bidding is an interesting one. However, the novel contained just a tad too much teenage angst for me. Not much happens in the book, except for various deaths assigned to the young women to complete. There is a budding relationship between Shiloh and Roslyn, however, it is ambiguous and never really gets off the ground.

I note that this novel’s genre is YA and maybe that’s why it didn’t do much for me.

I’d like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC copy of this novel.