This book would definitely be more appreciated by younger teenagers - I'd probably even class it as a middle-grade story - still, Simpson has created a compelling and adventurous read! I love the whole aesthetic of camping and maps and riddles and I was worried the book wouldn't live up to what I had in my mind... It ended up being different, but still just as entertaining. Though it started off slow, the riddles were fun and felt realistic in the way they were solved. The characters were well written - I was so relieved (you don't understand how many books in this genre lack character depth!) - and I particularly loved Ethan and Jake's friendship, Ethan's character arc and I found Liz very intriguing. The plot was exciting and the pace picked up after a couple of chapters. The only downsides I found were the antagonists' reasons for doing what they did - would've loved to go into that more - and that sometimes I found the way they behaved to be a little too old for just 15-year-olds. But those are only minor things that get lost in the overall enjoyment! Would recommend for younger readers!

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this sounded like a fun book to read. The cover also really drew me in because I just thought it was interesting. I do think from the description I thought it was for a more adult audience, but it is more for the younger audience. The story was an interesting plot, I liked that it's like a vigilante society that is trying to stop people from hurting society; or in this story more just this town. It was a fun idea. I do think there was more potential with this idea and I just wanted more.

I thought that a lot of this was a little unbelievable. I mean these kids can just go off for multiple days or even just all day without their parents caring. Especially when Ethan goes and hangs out along on the mountain for multiple days. I also just felt decisions happened to fast like they agree to be in this group and learn to fight and spy on people in the span of days, just seemed unbelievable for kids doing this.

I thought the writing was well done. The story moved along at a nice pace and had some fun parts to it. I do wish the characters were a little more developed ; mainly just didn't feel very connected to them. I still think the story was interesting and was a new and interesting idea. I am also curious to know what is up with the girl because something isn't right and who she is the daughter of.

There was no option to download it to my Kindle so I was unable to read it

It was average read, I have mixed feeling about this book.

I loved this book although there were a couple of bits that I felt were a bit rushed.
This book is aimed squarely at the younger teens which is nice and is a riveting adventure.
Looking forward to the rest of the series