"Earth, cold and rocky, pressing against my cheek. Tree roots digging into my body like hardened veins. I open my eyes to an assault of sunlight, wincing at the pain it sends radiating through my skull."
Claire, narrator of Kara Thomas's That Weekend, is not in a good place. Fortunately she's been aroused by a dog whose owner is able to get help. Not so fortunately she's injured, alone on a mountain, with no idea where her two best friends are.
Claire, Kat, and Jesse had ditched prom to spend an unauthorized weekend at Kat's wealthy grandmother's mountain retreat. They've all lied to their parents about their destination. Now she has no memory of the events of quite a big chunk of time. The doctor says it's to be expected with brain injury...
...but that's not going to help the searchers who are frantically combing the parts of the mountain that are safe to venture into. It could take weeks--weeks Kat and Jesse don't have if they're also injured.
And rumors are flying around. What happened on the mountain is being considered a domestic incident, a possible murder-suicide brought on by Jesse's alleged depression.
When Claire gets out of the hospital she begins to investigate the disappearance. She's finding hints of inconvenient truths. Meanwhile the FBI has been brought in. And some people are betraying things she's told them in confidence.
If only she could regain the memories of those missing days and life could go back to normal!
If twisty mysteries seasoned with lies and deep dark secrets and deceptions are your cup of tea you're going to love That Weekend.
On a purrrsonal note, it's weather wise been a rather drab weekend featuring intermittent mist and drizzle. But Eugene and I have been having fun. Saturday we went out to Governors for breakfast. And today we went on a road trip. At the Belfast Goodwill I bought myself a pair of iridescent wonder nation fleece lined boots for winter, a kids crafts kit, and a too small pair of jeans 👖 to turn into an over the shoulder bag. Then we went to our favorite antique super shop. I picked out stuff for myself and the girls. Eugene threw in a Squishmallow cat 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️ he picked out for me and paid for everything. Then we had a Burger King lunch. So despite the weather it was a great weekend.
A great big shout out goes out to Eugene.
Jules Hathaway
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