Wasn’t there a time several years ago where people were organizing mobs on Twitter to attack people? Or maybe that was just me. In Every Stolen Breath by Kimberly Gabriel, that exact thing is happening, except in this book, the mobs are getting together for murder.
As soon as I read the description for this book, I knew I wanted to read it. Thank you Netgalley and Blink for allowing me to have early access to this title!
A “death mob” killed Lia’s dad several years ago. Now, she knows that they’re going to attack again. She doesn’t want to let them get away with it. She’s found out where the next attack will be, and she’s ready for them. With her cell phone handy and ready to record, she’s going to catch the perpetrators on camera and make sure the police can arrest them.
Only, it doesn’t work out as well as she’d hoped. Somehow, they figure out what she’s doing, and she has to flee to save her life. She loses all her evidence. Does she let that stop her? No. Lia is a strong character with her mind on a mission. She’s determined to bring her dad’s killer’s to justice, even if it puts herself into danger.
This was a great book. What isn’t scarier than people organizing themselves into mobs on Twitter to go out and attack people? Every Stolen Breath is a lot more complicated than that; the group is organized and its fingers reach farther than Lia originally expected. I enjoyed being Lia’s journey as she (sometimes foolhardily) tries to solve this crime spree.
Lia is a great character with a believable life. She is more reckless than I would have been, but unlike in some books where the main character goes out on her own to solve a crime, at least Lia makes an attempt to be careful. She has great friends, and even meets someone along her journey. There’s a little bit of a romantic subplot in this story.
The Chicago setting is great (I’ve only visited it once in person once and then virtually through books like Divergent). I could imagine being at the different places the author describes.
Every Stolen Breath is suspenseful and makes you want to read more. It was an exciting book that I read in less than two days. If you’re looking for a suspenseful book that reads like it could actually happen, I highly recommend it. The book will be released on November 5th, but you can pre-order it now.