From the dust jacket- There’s something in the marshes outside the town of Pender.
Whenever another kid goes missing in October, the kids in the old factory town of Pender know what is really behind it: a monster out in the marshes that they call the Mumbler.
That's what Clara's new crew tells her when she moves to town. Bree and Sage, who take her under their wing. Spirited Trace, who has taken the lead on this year's Halloween prank war. And magnetic Kincaid, whose devil-may-care attitude and air of mystery are impossible for Clara to resist.
Clara doesn't actually believe in the Mumbler--not like Kinkaid does. But as Halloween gets closer and tensions build in the town, it's hard to shake the feeling that there really is something dark and dangerous in Pender. Lurking in the shadows. Waiting to bring the stories to life.
Review- Clara is the new kid in town and it is the end of September. She is a good student but because her family moves around for her dad’s job, she never has really made friends. Clara wants to be more social and she falls into a group right away. Then she learns about the kids who go missing every year in October and how the adults just think that they are loser teens who ran away or O.D.’ed or whatever but the teens know better than that. There is a romance that is totally unneeded and I would have liked the story better without it. The only real problem I had with the story is the reveal of the villain and their reasons. There are no clues in the story pointing to them, and when they are revealed I had to flip back to the one place earlier in the book that they are in. It is a fine novel but nothing groundbreaking or particularly interesting. Unless you are a huge fan of the author or just really want to read a YA mystery, then I would pass on this one.
I give this volume a Three out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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