Reading in the Mountains

Seven days. That’s all Jet Mason has left after a brutal attack turns her life into a countdown. No time to panic, no time to waste—just enough time to figure out who tried to kill her. With only Billy by her side, she starts digging into the people closest to her… and the deeper she goes, the uglier it gets. Turns out, the truth doesn’t just hurt—it bites back.

The truth is, I usually run from sad books. I avoid heavy drama and tragic stories like my life depends on it. Thrillers are my safe place. But this one? From the very beginning, you know Jet—27 years old, her whole life ahead of her—is going to die from a brain aneurysm caused by the attack. Seven days. That’s it. And yeah, that messed with my head more than I expected.

I didn’t want to cry. I wasn’t here for emotional damage. I was here to find the killer—and honestly? I wanted revenge. Because for some people, prison is way too kind.

But this book?

It hooked me from the first pages and did not let go.

And listen… I did NOT expect that ending. Being a thriller, I kept thinking there would be a way out. That she’d be saved. That there’d be some twist that changes everything.

Nope.

Jet dies.

Without knowing who tried to kill her. Without answers.

Billy finds out. We find out. And somehow that makes it even more devastating.

Also—Reggie being alive and okay? I needed that. I clung to that.

This book wrecked me. Completely. But in the best possible way.

First 5-star read of the year?

Yeah. No hesitation.

Highly recommend.