Description
When a night of babysitting turns fatal, a girl burdened with survivor's guilt becomes increasingly convinced that someone is responsible for the gas leak that killed her family member – and that she was the intended target all along.
Ella wishes that she could do something more fun on New Year’s Eve than babysit, but lately her life has taken a scary turn with a diagnosis that she is trying her best to ignore. So after she barely recovers from another paralyzing migraine, Ella arrives late to her aunt’s house for babysitting.
But when nobody answers the door, she knows something isn’t right. Breaking in, she finds her cousins unconscious on the floor. And Aunt Julie is dead. Ella is barely able to rescue them from the house before she collapses into the snow.
When investigators discover that the cause of death was from a gas leak, a small voice in the back of her head keeps reminding Ella that it could have been her – not Aunt Julie – inside that house. Ella is determined to find out what really happened to her aunt, but her family is so sure it was an accident. After all, Ella’s paranoia must just be a side effect of her diagnosis – a diagnosis that makes everyone tiptoe around her.
As deadly lies begin to seep through the cracks of the investigation, Ella gets the feeling that the gas leak might not have been an accident – and that someone might be out to kill her next.
With incredible twists, an unputdownable story, and a fantastic concept, Gaslit is an extraordinary YA thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Review
Ella hates letting her friend Sierra down, but when a migraine hits her she knows she won’t make it to her New Year's Eve party. She should be able to manage loooking after her little cousin Joey though.
But when she arrives the house is in darkness and she finds her Aunt Julie is dead and her cousins, Joey and Chris, both unconscious. She manages to rescue them before she collapses outside.
Initially, everyone assumes it’s a tragic accident but when it’s discovered that the gas leak was deliberate everyone is stunned. Ella and Chris are determined to find out who killed Julie. But Ella’s migraines are a side effect of her brain tumour, which has only recently been diagnosed. She is determined that she won’t let this change her life so the only people who know are her mum and dad and Sierra - and not Chris.
As strange things start to happen, and Ella gets a warning message on her phone, her paranoia increases and she believes someone might be trying to kill her, and Chris too!
This is a wonderful thriller, full of suspense and intrigue. You will fall in love with the characters, especially Ella as she tries to deal with all her grief while struggling with her own health battle, both mentally and physically. This story has so many twists and turns with an ending that will surprise you, it’s very hard to put down. It will be thoroughly enjoyed by those 14 and up who like a great thriller.
