Dear Rachel,

It’s been a long time since I’ve read one of your books. I got too busy to read! And it’s a damn shame, since I’ve never read a book of yours that I didn’t fall in love with. I discovered you through the Soul Screamers and Shifter series. And I even got to meet you back in 2012 at BEA! But sometime in there, I just fell away from reading. Other things got in the way. But then I saw 100 Hours.

I was intrigued that this book wasn’t urban fantasy/paranormal like the rest of your books. And I had no idea what to expect.

And to be honest, at first I was disappointed. I’d grown so accustomed to jumping into something that is “other” right from the get go (like Faythe’s introduction in Stray), that watching the spring break of a few spoiled teenagers felt anti-climactic.

But then.

You made me feel for those teenagers. You made me care about those teenagers who ended up kidnapped in the jungle. I don’t know how you do it, but you managed to take the shallow, vapid Genesis and make her my favorite character, when I expected it to be Maddie.

I became emotionally invested in what was happening, and I couldn’t stop listening (because I have the audio book). I would get home and sit in the driveway because I couldn’t turn it off yet. I would get to work and sit in the parking deck for a few extra minutes just to hear more.

And I never saw that ending coming.

My only complaint is that the audio book for the follow up 99 Lies isn’t available yet!