I flew through this book because I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next. I would highly recommend this series as it will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Cant wait for Book 3.

*Thank you to Netgalley for this free book in exchange for an honest review.*

So going in to this book I was already at a disadvantage because I hadn’t read the first one....but I think that through general context clues and such, one can glean (loosely) what was missed from the first book.

Overall, this book hit so many highs: music references that are just close enough to my age that I caught on and a story that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next.

Wow, the ending of this book is something that I was not at all expecting. It will be very interesting to see where the story goes from here. While this one is a continuation of the story from the first book, it is really about Cole facing his monsters both real and the ones he faces everyday within himself. Cole suffers from anxiety and a lot of what happens to him is because of this. He often reacts to situations with out thinking and then suffers the consequences.

Cole continues his quest to find out what really happened in his town ten years ago and what happened to his parents. Most of the townspeople don’t trust him and want him to leave. But he has a strong base in his friendships with Eva and Brady and some newer friends such as Pam. His aunt and grandmother also come back to town and at time are supportive and understanding of him, but really struggle with how to help him.

The overall plot continues to have a supernatural element to it, although we are beginning to see that perhaps there was something the drug company did that was not beneficial. There is a new monster from first nation mythology that is pretty scary and Cole needs to find it and destroy it before it harms anyone. Coch is back as well, he is a sort of minor god that is suppose to be helping Cole, but he is often causing Cole problems than helping. There are some humorous moments and lots of pop culture references that sometimes added much needed moments of lightness in the darker parts of the story.

A good second book in the trilogy. It has moved the story along, although maybe a bit slowly. That ending certainly makes up for the slower parts though. Highly recommend that you pick this one up.

Im ever so sorry i will finish up editing the review and i will update it with the next couple of days i am ever so sorry for this mix up. I ever so sorry for any convince caused and will correct this as a the review with a matter of days

sorry again,
lauren

Talk about a book that you can’t put down! I flew through MONSTERS because I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next to Cole. I guarantee this story will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Book 3 can’t come soon enough!!

I am really still processing the end of this book and shouldn't be writing a review, but I can always edit it later so here goes. Book two in a series is always hard. To read and probably to write (I couldn't say for sure but it seems obvious).
I started this book knowing that even though Cole has been through so much, that there would be a lot more to come. Surely, Choch and Mr. Robertson will put him through hell in a second book. How does one face the Monsters in one's life? It can be tough and Cole has more to face than most when it's decided that he must stay at Wounded Sky. That question is really at the core of this book that book that is so many things. An indigenous supernatural thriller. A view of life with mental illness that also has action and humor.
A supportive group of family and friends along with a fickle community of group texters surrounds Cole as he tries to find out what's really happening but this one was really about Cole. Choch and Mr. Robertson have created a second book that does exactly what second books are meant to do. Drive you batty, have you thinking for days while your finger metaphorically hovers between that fourth and fifth Goodreads star while cursing and celebrating the ending and make you race over to Twitter to stare at the cover of book three for clues. This is a terrific, #ownvoices, YA series I might sneak to some of my MG readers even if they don't listen to good enough music to understand all of the pop culture references.

Cole is trying to settle back into life in Wounded Sky First Nation. He left years ago after being involved in helping to catch a serial killer. Still so many problems just being in school which is never an easy thing. There is a threatening creature that lives in the Blackwood Forest and it is a danger and needs to captured., The clinic is mysteriously shut down and no one will say why and so many secrets that have been kept private are about to come out. Will Cole learn the truth about his father's death? Coch and Jayne are with Cole to help with any thing he needs in their own way. One is a ghost and the other is a spirit.
Will Cole find out what or who the creature is, will be be able to save the few friends he has left. I'm rooting for Cole all the way and will be reading the first book of the series and getting ready for number 3 when it comes out. I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review and no compensation