From the bestselling author of I Am Still Alive comes a new nail-biter that's part survival story, part murder mystery, and all thriller—perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson!
Two years ago Mercy Gray was hailed as a hero for saving lives during a mall shooting. She still carries souvenirs from that incident: the fragment of a bullet lodged in her back, a mountain of medical debt, and guilt for ignoring her sister’s warnings that the sweet boy next door was anything but.
When billionaire-turned-TV-host Damien Dare recruits Mercy to compete on his new survivalist reality show, she can’t turn down a chance at the whopping cash prize that could send her sister to college—but when she and the other contestants arrive at the off-grid location, something isn’t right. The set is empty. The gates close without warning, trapping them inside. Then one of them turns up dead. What appeared at first to be a tragic accident quickly transforms as more contestants start dying. With time and resources running low, surviving this show takes on a new meaning.
I'm always eager to dive into a Kate Alice Marshall thriller! We Won't All Survive is her latest YA book and it was definitely chilling and thrilling and had me completely enthralled! This one was ultimately chilling with its trapped in a deserted town with no way out and a killer walking among them. It's a read to really keep you on your toes.
We follow Mercy in this story who has been selected to star in a reality TV show where she and seven other teenagers (all upper teens, so 18+) to survive living in a ghost town to win a cash prize. But things are off to a rocky start when they enter the ghost town and it's legit deserted but then the gates are locked and the games begin!
Mercy gained a bit of "fame" you could say when she survived a shooting at a mall and helped to protect other shoppers by locking them all in the store while the shooter was on a rampage. We get into a lot of details about this one as it has a lot to do with Mercy's character.
Mercy and the others are now in a fight for survival, literally. They are in the desert and there's no fresh water source until they're told that's the first challenge of the game, to unlock where the water is kept. There are struggles and not everything will be easy for them. But it's not until the next morning that they learn just how dangerous the situation is, for one of them is found dead.
Not only do they need to find a way to escape but there's a murderer to contend with. Is it one of them? Is it the mysterious TV show producer who has only appeared via video? Or is it someone else altogether? There's an array of suspects and suspicion galore, so my mind was definitely working overtime with this one.
This was a truly chilling story. I have always loved Marshall's YA books because the danger and terror always feels so real, even with the added paranormal elements. Although, there is no paranormal element in this one. But the whole "murderer among us" motif has always been a scary one and I was trying to figure out the whodunit from the get-go since the blurb clearly mentions a death! I did correctly guess the killer, but my motives were off! Lol.
If you're looking for that thrilling survival story coupled with murder and mystery then this is the book for you! We Won't All Survive was a fast paced read and doles out the right amount of chills to keep you looking over your shoulder well into the night! This is a thriller not to be missed!
Overall Rating 5/5 stars
