Title: The Border
Author: Steve Schafer
Pages: 364
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Release Date: 5th September 2017
Blurb from Goodreads:
One moment changed their lives forever.
A band plays, glasses clink, and four teens sneak into the Mexican desert, the hum of celebration receding behind them.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
Not fireworks―gunshots. The music stops. And Pato, Arbo, Marcos, and Gladys are powerless as the lives they once knew are taken from them.
Then they are seen by the gunmen. They run. Except they have nowhere to go. The narcos responsible for their families' murders have put out a reward for the teens' capture. Staying in Mexico is certain death, but attempting to cross the border through an unforgiving desert may be as deadly as the secrets they are trying to escape…
A band plays, glasses clink, and four teens sneak into the Mexican desert, the hum of celebration receding behind them.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
Not fireworks―gunshots. The music stops. And Pato, Arbo, Marcos, and Gladys are powerless as the lives they once knew are taken from them.
Then they are seen by the gunmen. They run. Except they have nowhere to go. The narcos responsible for their families' murders have put out a reward for the teens' capture. Staying in Mexico is certain death, but attempting to cross the border through an unforgiving desert may be as deadly as the secrets they are trying to escape…
My Review:
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley*
Pato,
Arbo, Marcos and Gladys are at a celebration. When they leave the
garden for a few minutes their lives are turned upside down. Their
families are killed by narcos. Pato, Arbo, Marcos and Gladys are seen by
one of the gunmen and flee. With a bounty on their heads they decide
they have no choice but to cross the border to the United States. The
journey is long and full of danger.
Will they be able to evade the narcos that hunt them?
Will they make it to the US?
The Border was a thought provoking read.
I
liked Pato, Arbo and Gladys. Marcos was annoying at times and made
questionable decisions. It was nice how close Pato and Arbo were.
The
plot was good and held my attention. I had never thought about what it
must be like to cross the border from Mexico to the United States. I
certainly hadn't realised how dangerous it was - not just because of
gangs and border patrol, but also the baking sun.
The writing style was easy to follow but I wasn't gripped.
Overall this was an enjoyable read.
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