The Incident on the Bridge written by Laura McNeal

   The Incident on the Bridge written by Laura McNeal, Alfred A. Knopf, 9780375870798, 2016

Format: Hardcover

Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 stars

Genre:  YA mystery thriller

What did you like about the book? What do you assume when a teenage girl who was dissed by a popular boy is last seen on a bridge out of her car? That’s what this book is all about. Thisbe is a good teenage girl who doesn’t break the rules and is afraid of things. The people of her town assume that she jumps off the bridge because she’s depressed. Told by many characters, the answer to this question is answered. When the book starts out, the chapters are longer and with much detail. As the story progresses, you see how all the characters are essential to solving the mystery of what happened to Thisbe, though they might not know it. The closer we get to solving the mystery, the chapters get shorter and The quicker things happen. This book was very well written and though it’s a scary theme, all does work out in the end. It also leaves you with a lot think about.

Anything you didn’t like about it?  There is nothing I didn’t like!

To whom would you recommend this book?  I would recommend this to young adults who like to read mystery thrillers. Some readalikes are the Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkin and After the Woods by Kim Savage.

Who should buy this book? High school libraries and public libraries

Where would you shelve it ? Young Adult Mystery

Should we (librarians/readers) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? Yes!!

Reviewer’s Name, Library (or school), City and State: Laureen Cutrona, Townsend Public Library, Townsend, ma

Date of review: August 4, 2016