Fed up with her wild behavior, sixteen-year-old Lex's parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape.
But Uncle Mort's true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure. He's a Grim Reaper. And he's going to teach Lex the family business.
She quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. But Lex can't stop her desire for justice - or is it vengeance? - whenever she encounters a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again.
Will she ditch Croak and go rogue with her reaper skills?
But Uncle Mort's true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure. He's a Grim Reaper. And he's going to teach Lex the family business.
She quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. But Lex can't stop her desire for justice - or is it vengeance? - whenever she encounters a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again.
Will she ditch Croak and go rogue with her reaper skills?
Imagine waking up one day with this uncontrollable rage. No,I’m not talking about PMS. Imagine the rage you feel while you are PMSing ten times stronger. That is how I imagined Lex’s rage.
I guess if your'e supposed to be a Grim Reaper type figure you would have some rage too.
Lex used to be a good girl until she was about fourteen. That when she started to “being bad”. After being suspended so many times and sending many kids to the hospital her parents are fed up
Lex used to be a good girl until she was about fourteen. That when she started to “being bad”. After being suspended so many times and sending many kids to the hospital her parents are fed up
They have decided to send her to her Uncle Mort’s “farm” for the summer. Lex is not happy with this decision though. Being separated from her twin,Cordy, is going to be hard. As she makes her way to uncle’s home in Croak, she sees a car wreck and sees flashes of light coming from the car. Nobody else sees it but her. Once she gets off the bus her Uncle Mort pulls up on a Harley. She immediately thinks this guy is a psycho. I think I would be a bit freaked out too.
As she gets to the house, it is not your average house. There are jellyfish everywhere and it looks like it should be in an episode of Hoarders.
The next morning she walks into the bathroom to find a guy in “her” bathroom. It turns out Driggs is the “pool boy”. Yes, I am using a lot of quotation marks, but I feel like they are required. Get over it.
As the day goes on Mort tells her about his job and how he is not a farmer,but a Grim. Obviously Lex doesn’t believe him and thinks he is insane. Who wouldn’t? Until she starts to realize he is telling the truth. Her anger and the flashing lights at car accidents. She is a Killer. Driggs is the one that gathers up the soul and keeps it safe.
Driggs is one of Lex’s friends and he lives with her. Throughout the book you can see hints that he likes her. They have a love-hate relationship. I like the love-hate relationships better than love at first sight because it builds up to their first kiss and ect. It is defiantly one of those.
Driggs is one of Lex’s friends and he lives with her. Throughout the book you can see hints that he likes her. They have a love-hate relationship. I like the love-hate relationships better than love at first sight because it builds up to their first kiss and ect. It is defiantly one of those.
really like this book and I am looking forward to Scorch the second in the series.
I give this
5 out of 5 stars
3.5 out of 5 slaps for Romance
5 out of 5 zaps for Violence
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I give this
5 out of 5 stars
3.5 out of 5 slaps for Romance
5 out of 5 zaps for Violence
Check out Lex and Driggs here -> _