Book: Find Him Where You Left Him Dead

Author: Kristen Simmons

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced audio copy.

Find Him Where You Left Him Dead is a book that really hooked me with the premise but then failed to fully draw me in with its execution. The story follows a group of young adults who started a game when they were kids. One of them did not survive and the surviving four lied and were haunted by their decision. Four years later the ghost of their friend that didn’t make it summons them to finish the game they all started years ago.

I love that idea. A game that turned deadly and a ghost that brings them back to play the deadly game. On top of that, there were a lot of references to their situation being like a video game. This was everything I should have loved but it just lacked a sense of maturity and urgency for me to be fully invested. 

None of the characters really stood out and spoke to me. I found myself forgetting who was who and not caring about who would live and who would die.

The saving grace of this book was the Japanese mythology. The game they play is centered around it and that part was always interesting and it felt very well researched. 

Final score: 3/5