YA-AHOLIC BOOK BLOG: Review: Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

Review: Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

Title: Black Ice
Genre: Young Adult, Thriller
Details: 400 pages, released October 7th 2014
Source: Bought

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Brit Pheiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants;but these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage.

Britt is forced to guide the men off the mountain, and knows she must stay alive long enough for Calvin to find her. The task is made even more complicated when Britt finds chilling evidence of a series of murders that have taken place there and in uncovering this, she may become the killer's next target.

But nothing is as it seems, and everyone is keeping secrets, including Mason, one of her kidnappers. His kindness is confusing Britt. Is he an enemy? Or an ally?
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Becca Fitzpatrick is the best selling author of the Hush Hush series which is a YA paranormal series involving angels. I was personally not a fan of her popular series, so when I heard that she was coming out with YA, standalone, contemporary, thriller I was nervous to pick it up. Now after having finishing her newest novel Black Ice, I can say I am very glad I gave this author another chance!

Black Ice is a YA thriller that follows Britt Pffeifer, Britt still has feelings for her ex Calvin who broke up with her eight months ago over the phone. Now to prove to Calvin she doesn’t need him in any way she has planned a trip to backpack through the Teton Range with her best friend Korbie who happens to be Calvin’s younger sister. Britt knows she can survive out here, that is until a snowstorm hits on their way to the cabin they were supposed to meet Calvin at.

Stuck on the mountain Britt and Korbie decide to go looking for help, when they stumble upon a cabin in the woods with lights on, they think they’re saved. But little did they know that’s far from the truth. The two men staying in this cabin are criminals on the run, and the only way they’ll let Britt and Korbie go is if Britt uses her new survival skills and helps them get down the mountain.

This novel was a blast to read, there were twists and turns around every corner, a romance, survival, violence, it was from start to finish such an enjoyable roller coaster of a read. Now while I did see some of the ‘surprises’ in this novel a mile away, there was still some parts that shocked me and I did not see coming at all! The mystery part of this novel was good, but the thriller part was absolutely amazing!

One of the flaws in Black Ice I found was the characters. This was something I have seen other reviewers bring up too that they did not enjoy. While Mason I adored from the very beginning, the main character Britt, and her ‘best friend’ Korbie were a different story. Britt was mostly enjoyable, but she was a very ‘flip flop’ type of character, one minute she is trusting Mason and possibly having feelings for him, and then the next she is hoping her cheating ex boyfriend will find her and they will get back together. It got very frustrating, and then you have Korbie who is snobby and spoiled, she was a character I despised and I think will be hard for anyone to like while reading.

Overall though I still really enjoyed Black Ice. It was such a page turner that I read it in one sitting last night, I could not put it down! If you’re looking for a YA, Thriller, with some romance then look no further.