Run, Hide, Fight Back

Note: I received an ARC of this book in winter 2018, and the release date was pushed back over a year. I'm not sure if some heavy editing went into the book in that time, but this is my review of the original version. ---- Here is a list I casually compiled of every social issue “discussed” in this bo......more

This was really good, but also really sad, as so many of us can relate to the fear of a mass shooting. Personally, I'm required by my company to take an annual "armed shooter preparedness" training, that covers the Run, Hide, Fight Back steps, and the fact that I (and everyone else) even has to worr......more

This is an incredibly fast-paced young adult thriller. It came so close to knocking it out of the ballpark for me. My problem with this book is that it tries to touch on too many social issues. A few of these references were well placed - for instance, anti-muslim racism in America or the ease of a......more

Full review: [URL not allowed] Since this book doesn't come out for a while, I hope it will go through some more revisions to tighten up the many parts of the book that felt messy. On the other hand, it was a really interesting book, and the plot was solid. Shootings are one of......more

Five teens are trapped in a Portland mall when a domestic terrorist group starts shooting and killing people. With no other options, the teens close themselves off in a store with a security gate. Hostages are taken and the teens soon find themselves cut off from the outside world where the only via......more