The three family members' characters were very well developed, interesting, and believable. The scene of how Scott escaped from a hired killer was very, very well done because it was imaginable and believable without suspending your disbelief. And the plot was nicely unpredictable because the killer was not in town for the obvious reason that the characters assumed.One large complaint. The author minimized the struggles Scott would have gone through to survive after the plane crash, especially in not addressing his need for water and warm clothes.And two small complaints. The middle of the book, after Scott gets to the cabin, really dragged. And the confrontation on the top of the ski run was not believable because everyone recognized Scott, but no one seemed to remember that he was national news for being lost in a plane crash, and yet here he was skiing like nothing happened!A very good book. This author was recommended to me by GoodReads based on my previous reviews, so score one for GoodReads!
An okay-enough thriller, (I guess?) but suffering from a genetic condition, that of being the annoying younger relative of the "woman in jep" B-movie: The "teen in jep" novel.Too much in-their-heads stream-of-consciousness stuff for my taste, particularly when the head we're in is a teen-written-by-an-adult that to me came off a bit too after-school-specialish. That's probably over-stating it a bit, but not a lot.I see that this book reviews well, so maybe it's just not my cup of tea. (I've never read John Gilstrap before) But to me the characters lacked depth and the plot strained believability, particularly in the later stages. It wasn't terrible, just lacking something...sophistication maybe. I suppose the story might be entertaining as a B-movie. (But then the lead character would've had to have been a woman. In jep.)Two-and-a-half stars. (Hold the tea)
What do You think about Scott Free (2003)?
Top holiday action thriller.With a quote from Harlan Coban on the cover, you know what you are getting - a no brainer actioner and this does not disappoint.A blue haired boy and his 21 year old friend who owns a plane crash on the way to a metallica concert. The pilot does not survive and the boy has a fight for survival.He has a famous agony aunt mother who is a cow and a fantastic dad, who comprise "Team Bachelor". Women get painted in a very poor light in this book and it is the description o
—Ian Mapp
A novel by John Gilstrap is a guaranteed excellent read and this one is no exception. His characters are so vivid, you want to meet the good ones and are on the lookout for the bad ones when you walk down you own street! Scott O'Toole hops a ride from a Utah ski resort to Salt Lake City on a tiny plane with a ski bum as a pilot so he can catch a Metallica concert. The plane crashes in the middle of nowhere and it's snowing like nobody's business. The only problem with a John Gilstrap novel is that he just doesn't write them fast enough!
—Susan
