You’re walking down the school hallway when you hear something strange.
Click.
A locker just popped open.
Not just any locker.
THE locker.
The one that’s been sealed for years. The one that supposedly belonged to a student who disappeared without a trace.
Of course, you walk closer. Because apparently, you’ve learned nothing from reading YA thrillers.
The locker door creaks open a little farther.
And there, scratched into the metal on the inside of the door, is something that makes your stomach drop.
Your name.
Not the missing student’s name.
YOURS.
Well, congratulations. You’re officially the main character in a YA thriller.
And your chances of surviving just dropped significantly.
🔎 How to Survive: The Locker Edition
Rule #1: Don’t touch anything.
Fingerprints, people! Have we learned nothing from true crime documentaries?
Rule #2: Take a picture.
Because the second you tell someone what you saw, that locker will mysteriously be closed again. And everyone will insist you’re imagining things.
Rule #3: Find an adult.
Preferably one who doesn’t suddenly turn pale when you mention the missing student.
Rule #4: DO NOT return to the locker alone after school.
Especially if you find a mysterious note telling you to come back at midnight.
Seriously. That’s how people end up on missing-person posters.
Rule #5: Trust absolutely no one.
Not the overly helpful classmate. Not the teacher who claims they don’t remember the missing student. And definitely not the janitor who keeps watching you from the end of the hallway.
👀 Your Turn: What Would You Do?
The locker is open. Your name is inside.
Do you:
A) Look inside. You didn’t come this far to walk away from a mystery.
B) Find an adult. You’ve read enough thrillers to know curiosity can get you killed.
Reply with A or B. I need to know how many of you would actually survive a YA thriller. 😂
📚 This Week’s Featured Read: Girls Walking with Wolves by Jenna Baner
Arden believes her life may be this small forever―quiet evenings with her father and days spent at her grandmother’s bedside―until two encounters alter the course of her life. One day at the market she chances upon the Queen’s hunter, who develops an interest in her yet won’t say what he’s hunting; and that same evening, she’s rescued from a wolf attack by a mysterious young woman named Myra, the last witch still living in the woods.
Myra is nothing like the witches in the villagers’ stories―she is good and kind and soon she becomes the best friend Arden has ever had. The girls hide their friendship, but they cannot hide forever. The hunter was sent to these woods for a reason, and he won’t leave until he’s captured a witch…
Also, according to Page Steet YA the first edition of this book will come with sprayed edges. So be sure to pick yours up soon before they’re gone!
My Thoughts:
I came for Red, but I stayed for Arden.
And if you’re wondering why Arden won me over, well, that’s exactly what I get into in my review.
I’m not giving everything away here. Some characters deserve to be discovered rather than explained.
Read my full review and be sure to pick up a copy for yourself:
Came for Red, Stayed for Arden
Jenna Baner gives Little Red Riding Hood a blind heroine, a witch worth trusting, and a friendship worth protecting.
Until next time, keep reading, keep questioning, and please don’t investigate creepy school lockers alone.
Happy reading!
Kim
P.S. If you chose A, I hope you have a very trustworthy best friend. You’re going to need one.