Book Review: The Ledge by Christian White
When human remains are discovered in a forest, police are baffled, the locals are shocked and one group of old friends starts to panic. Their long-held secret is about to be uncovered.
It all began in 1999 when sixteen-year-old Aaron ran away from home, drawing his friends into an unforeseeable chain of events that no one escaped from unscathed.
In The Ledge, past and present run breathlessly parallel, leading to a climax that will change everything you thought you knew. This is a mind-bending new novel from the master of the unexpected.
Released September 2024
My Thoughts:Read for March book club or, rather, listened to on my daily commute throughout the first half of this week.
The Ledge by Christian White has a real Stand by Me vibe. The author says in his notes at the end that he was heavily inspired by It and Lord of the Flies. I definitely checked that vibe throughout.
Even so, the hype for this one fell flat for me. I am a tough nut to crack when it comes to crime fiction, I’ll readily admit to that. I didn’t like the main character, even less so after the twist revealed at the end, and without empathy for a character, it’s a hard sell. I’m also a bit over the whole ‘return to the small town after decades away when a body is found’ plot line.
This is a case of the wrong reader for the wrong book, but you get that with book clubs. Not everyone likes the same type of book, and everyone gets a turn at picking. Better luck next time!
