"The Hitchhikers" by Chevy Stevens

 

It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal their broken hearts after a devastating tragedy.

They’ve planned the trip perfectly, taken care of every detail. Then they meet two young hitchhikers down on their luck and offer them a ride. But Simon and Jenny aren’t what they seem. They’ve left a trail of blood, destruction, and madness behind them.

Now Alice and Tom are trapped, prisoners in a deadly game, with nowhere to turn. As the tension builds, the lines blur, and the question becomes, In whose heart does evil truly lie? What secrets are Jenny and Simon hiding? And who will live another day? ~taken from Goodreads

"Dark Roads" by this same author was a masterpiece! It's a book I wish I could re-read for the first time. I was so excited to read this latest book. 

I am not sure how to ease into it, so I am just going to rip the band aide off. This book was not it for me. So many things made this so awful to finish. Let me break it down. 

For starters, I feel like we were thrown into a story with no background. There was no getting to know the characters before we were forced into an RV and headed down the road. Every character was so one dimensional that I wasn't invested in a single one. 

I actually didn't even like any of the characters which made it hard for me to even continue reading. I didn't care what happened to any of them. Add on top of that, every chapter blended in to the previous, as they all involved driving down a highway with not-so-exciting happenings. 

It was so hard to like a story where the "good guys" repeatedly get beat up and the "bad guys" keep getting their way. There was no tug-of-war to make it interesting. 

This could have been a much shorter story. The backstory of the wanted couple was interesting, but not enough to carry the novel. The ending was predictable but there was a tense instance or two.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me an e-copy to read and give my honest review. It was a 3 star read. 

"The Hitchhikers" is available today (in the U.S.) wherever you get your books! 

Happy Reading!