Seventeen-year-old Annabeth prefers the fantasy of her books and paintings to reality—because in reality, her mom is dead, and it was all her fault. When she accompanies her father to the funeral of some family friends who drowned, she’s surprised to find her grief reflected in the face of Griffin Bradford, the son of the couple who died. Griffin is nothing like the carefree boy she once knew. Now he’s irritable, removed, and he’s under police investigation for his parents’ deaths.
One night following the memorial service, Annabeth’s dad goes missing in the woods, and she suspects Griffin knows more about the disappearance than he’s letting on. He refuses to answer her questions, particularly those related to the mysterious “expedition” his parents took to Ireland, where they went missing for seven months.
Annabeth fears her father isn’t lost, but rather a victim of something sinister. She launches her own investigation, tracing clues that whisper of myth and legend and death, until she stumbles upon a secret. One that some would die to protect, others would kill to expose—and which twists Annabeth’s fantasy and reality together in deadly new ways.
Jan’s Review
This is a contemporary fantasy which is not my normal cup of tea. This one intrigued me though with the irish folklore that it centers around this mysterious magical island Hy-Brasil, a place that once appeared on ancient maps somewhere west of Ireland. The book faced paced and centers largely around the disappearance of annabeth farther. I found that story focused way to much on this almost like the author used it as a crutch to bring out the different parts of the story and what really happened on Hy-Basil. The story is not terrible but since i more of a lover of high fantasy it dragged for me. Their is a nice swoony romance that blossoms between Griffin and Annabeth. All in all if you like a bit of mystery and less magic i say dive on in this one.
