Language: R (38 swears, 32 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (mention of dry humping, passionate kissing, mention of underage drinking, exploration of emotionally abusive relationships); Violence: PG-13 (mild body horror)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
18yo Lara Williams just landed her dream summer job working on the luxury train The Banebury. Her plan involves using the glitz and glamor of The Banebury mixed with the stunning European landscape to escape her family, her friends, and most importantly her past. All Lara wants is a fresh start. Although her first day on the job already threatens to complicate her plans. Lara soon learns she will be working with the awkward and handsome Rhys, one of those friends she is desperate to leave behind. If the constant reminder of her past staying in the cabin next door wasn’t enough, two mysterious and unexpected passengers bring a very real danger into Lara’s life that threatens to crush her plans for good. If she can’t find a way to stop two carriages full of nightmarish plants from reaching their final destination, everyone onboard The Banebury is doomed.
Despite the killer (pun intended) concept of Predatory Natures I was left with unanswered questions and an unsatisfying conclusion. This is a slow-burn horror. Emphasis on the slow. The chapters alternate between Lara’s complicated past to her present, but it wasn’t consistent when the chapters switched. The past chapters seemed to interrupt the action of the present just as it was about to get good. Adult readers will likely pick up on what Lara is running from in her past before young adult readers. I can see certain readers really enjoying the moody atmosphere and unique plant horror, but I think most might find it confusing and slow paced. Both Lara and Rhys cue white.
E. Powell - Junior High Librarian
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