The only thing worse than being lost . . . is being found.
Keely planned to keep her head down at her new school - she isn't there to make friends or memories, she just wants to be left alone.
In order to get into college, she is roped into a programme that involves camping in the Welsh wilderness with five over-keen try-hards. Her plan is to keep her head down, keep her mouth shut and get through the next few days.
But Keely is running from something. Something that drove her family out of their home and to this quiet town. And when her fellow explorers start disappearing and the bodies begin to pile up, she has to ask herself: did she run far enough?
The second spine-chilling standalone from the author of Someone is Watching You, Tess James-Mackey.
What did I think?
After reading Tess James-Mackey's outstanding debut, Someone Is Watching You, I was very excited to read her next book, You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead, and I was not disappointed. It is every bit just as creepy, tense and disturbing as I expected and I loved every second of it.
I've never been camping and I certainly wouldn't want to now after reading about a school trip to the Black Mountains in Wales that goes terribly wrong. Keely is the new girl at school after a tragic event that saw her leave her old life behind and start again where nobody knows her. She can run but she can't hide
Keely is haunted by her past, that is gradually revealed to the reader through flashbacks, but she has more pressing things on her mind at the moment when the group finds themselves lost in the spooky Welsh wilderness with no phone signal. The barren location is completely bone-chilling and I could easily visualise the creepy ruins of the abbey.
Tense, creepy and disturbing, You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead is a chilling YA read that is filled with suspense. The stories of ghostly monks that entertained the group sent shivers down my spine and I was totally creeped out when things started going bump in the night. A highly recommend read for teens and adults alike.
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