Autumn of Fear
A gripping psychological thriller with a stunning twist
Fearless Series
by Gledé Browne Kabongo
An ambitious girl with a promising future, a charming manipulator with a diabolical secret—the truth will destroy them both
When college student Abbie Cooper wakes up in a hospital bed barely alive after a violent assault, her world comes crashing down. She has no memory of the attack or her assailant, and no idea how she ended up in the Emergency Room.
As she grapples with the horrific aftermath, Abbie is determined to uncover the truth about what happened that night. But to catch a monster, she must piece together the events in the weeks leading up to the assault. Why did charming senior Spencer Rossdale take a sudden interest in her, and why did her quiet study group partner Justin Tate want to meet with her alone?
The deeper Abbie digs into the events leading up to that fateful night, the more she unravels a stunning web of lies that stretch back decades. Revealing them will change everything but the truth is the least of Abbie’s problems. A vicious predator is watching her, and he’s willing to kill to protect his secret.
Autumn of Fear is a chilling, turbulent rollercoaster ride of deceit and obsession that races toward a stunning yet unforgettable conclusion.
Momma Says: 3 stars⭐⭐⭐
A gripping psychological thriller with a stunning twist - that's what is promised in the title. However, this one doesn't completely deliver on that. There are psychological elements, but other than the first chapter, the story is a bit too drawn out to be considered gripping. And the stunning twist fails to stun. In fact, I knew the who as soon as that person was introduced into the story and the why didn't take long to figure out from there. The story revolves around Abbie and her many admirers. Here's where this one really started to lose me. I get an obsession, I even get a past love and a best friend, but we have five possibilities here, and in all honesty, Abbie just isn't that interesting. There are a few things mentioned in this one that had little to do with this story but felt like backstory that should already be known to the reader. I didn't realize until then that there were books before this one. As I said, those things had little to do with the happenings here, so didn't really impact the story for me other than to cause a bit of confusion. All that aside, I did finish the book, and it's a decent enough story, but I was a bit disappointed in the big conclusion. It all came together a little too easily after so much talk, leaving me with a middle of the road feeling about it. I didn't hate it, but I didn't find anything particularly great about it either.
❃❃ARC provided by NetGalley and BooksGoSocial
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