the taking of jake livingston by ryan douglass

What I really loved was that this book was more than a thriller, and discussed some other really important and relevant topics. I liked Jake almost immediately and it was easy to root for his character as the plot progressed. This was such a quick book for me! The pacing and the length of it made this practically a one sitting read. After I read (and loved) Ace of Spades earlier this year though, I was just in the mood for more of the same and this book sounded perfect! I get freaked out really easily and it usually keeps me from reaching for the genre. I am not generally a fan of thrillers because I am, quite honestly, a HUGE chicken.

I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review High school soon becomes a survival game–one Jake is not sure he’s going to win. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about ghosts and the rules to life itself go out the window as Sawyer begins haunting him and bodies turn up in his neighborhood. Now a powerful, vengeful ghost, he has plans for his afterlife–plans that include Jake. A troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school last year before taking his own life. Stuck in their death loops as they relive their deaths over and over again, they don’t interact often with people. In fact he sees the dead around him all the time. It’s hard enough fitting in but to make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead.

Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. Jake Livingston is one of the only Black kids at St. Get Out meets Danielle Vega in this YA horror where survival is not a guarantee.

The taking of jake livingston by ryan douglass