Readers can choose just one of the stories and still feel satisfied, a few, or the entire manuscript to see how all of the stories and characters fit together. Whiteout is good for the QPRR list because of its form. What ensues is nine teenagers’ intertwined stories of love, familial obligations, loyalty, and life- and identity questions as they rush against the clock and the weather in the hopes of creating a happy ending.
She enlists her group of friends who eagerly agree to help. Stevie has until midnight to win her girlfriend back, yet a freak Atlanta snowstorm has put many roadblocks in her path. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon Mystery/Thriller lovers will enjoy OUT OF THE FIRE, an honest to goodness Thriller as well as a great Mystery. I stopped several times to reread clever, gorgeous sentences. Contos’ wordbuilding in OUT OF THE FIRE is gorgeous. Injured people, like Cass, sometimes go too far protecting themselves. They manipulate, stretch the bounds of personal and professional ethics, even though they’re generally good souls. Like in real life, people aren’t always honest with those they love. The plot of OUT OF THE FIRE has so many red herrings, all plausible because so many characters lack *character*. Her journey isn’t about vengeance, but ending different types of abuses and crimes she and her friends are experiencing. She’s mad as hell and she’s not going to take it any more, despite also being scared. Cass is messy, flawed, damaged and sympathetic. Filled with nonstop tension and steady, fast pacing, I couldn’t put OUT OF THE FIRE down.
Contos exceeds her debut an even stronger sophomore effort in OUT OF THE FIRE. They join forces to stop their predators-by any means necessary. When her kidnapper continues to stalk Cass, she gravitates toward former friends who are also victimized.
After escaping abduction, Cass shuts out her friends and quits volleyball.
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