Makani Young is still adjusting to her new life in the small town of Osborne, one year after her parents sent her away from Hawaii to live with her grandmother in rural Nebraska. Though, she befriends a few friends and even flirts with a romantic interest at Osborne High, she is still haunted by the secrets of her past life. Sometime later, the students at her school die ina series of gruesome murders. As the terror grows closer and the hunt intensifies for the killer, the dark secrets of the past will finally be revealed.
Characters
Makani Young – Main character of the novel and a new transfer senior student at Osborne High. She is a half Hawaiian and half African American who moves to Nebraska from Hawaii, a year before the story begins. Makani was forced to relocate following an incident that occurred in her Hawaiian hometown.
Oliver "Ollie" Larsson – A reclusive student at Osborne High and a romantic interest of Makani. Osborne Police Department considered him as one of the leading suspects behind the new murder cases at the town.
Haley Whitehall – Osborne High's president of the drama club.
"Justine" Darby – A transgender student who attends Osborne High. He is friends with Makani.
Alexandra "Alex" Shimerda – Makani's goth friend and a student at Osborne High.
Zachary Loup – Osborne High's resident burnout. He is infamously known to be quite abrasive to his friends and classmates at school.
Grandma Young – Makani's maternal grandmother and legal guardian.
Matt Butler – A popular football jock and student at Osborne High.
Chris Larsson – Oliver’s brother and police officer at the Osborne PD.
Caleb Greely – The son of Pastor Greely, a student at Osborne High as well as a supervisor at Ollie's workplace.
Jessica Boyd – Haley's understudy at the drama club and a student at Osborne High.
Rodrigo Morales – Alex's romantic interest and a student at Osborne High.
Lauren Dixon – Matt's girlfriend and a student at Osborne High.
Rosemarie Holt - An aspiring jockey and student at Osborne High.
Buddy – Matt's best friend and a student at Osborne High.
Brooke – Haley’s best friend and a student at Osborne High.
Jonathan – The lead in the school production of Sweeney Todd and a student at Osborne High.
Reception
MJ Franklin of Mashable praised the novel, stating that it is a great homage to "classic slasher movies like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer". Christina Ledbetter from The Washington Times praised the book, mentioning that the elements of "teen romance and grisly murders crawl into the backseat of the car for a make-out session, producing a read that is as eerie as it is delightful." Booklist stated in a positive review of the book that it is a "clever—and, to fans, no doubt surprising—foray into the teen slasher genre."
