I really enjoyed this immersive story about a 12 year old boy trying to survive a skiing trip with his narcissistic father, a murderer and a monster!
Lovely to be able to read such a well written story not full of bad language as seems to be the norm these days.

Twelve-year-old Zach is forced into a ‘father and son’ skiing trip with a group of his father Bram’s would-be investors. Bram is a controlling and abusive man with a seemingly amicable exterior.

Having spent so much time escaping to the backcountry with his mum and sister, Zach is a skilled survivalist and skier, whilst his father and some of the other adults are clueless.

After an avalanche, the survivors eventually manage to get back to the cabin to wait for help. However, in their rescue efforts they have found an extra body. There is also a dangerous animal on the mountain leaving corpses stripped to the bone.

Bram is not the only danger on the mountain and Zach must face a battle of survival on multiple fronts if he’s to ever see his little sister again.

A brilliant thriller from Tracy Sierra.

A thoroughly enjoyable read, immersing the reader in a treacherous, snow-covered nightmare as 11 year old Zach is forced to field threats, both natural and unnatural, from all sides.

This was such an original premise for a novel and having loved Night Watching I was not disappointed with the follow up! The same tension and sense of peril is maintained with similar aplomb in Warning Signs and it was a true page turner.

Some of the characters did seem almost impossibly awful - one in particular! - but I’m sure people that ruthless and mercenary sadly do exist.

Zach is a wonderfully drawn character, albeit very precocious for his years, and I was fully invested in his journey. His fierce love for Bonnie shone through and was a welcome departure from the cruelty and narcissism of the other characters.

4.5 stars - I’m excited for the next offering by this author!

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.