Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 400
My Rating:
Britt Pheiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn’t prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants—but these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage. Britt is forced to guide the men off the mountain, and knows she must stay alive long enough for Calvin to find her. The task is made even more complicated when Britt finds chilling evidence of a series of murders that have taken place there…and in uncovering this, she may become the killer’s next target. But nothing is as it seems, and everyone is keeping secrets, including Mason, one of her kidnappers. His kindness is confusing Britt. Is he an enemy? Or an ally? -goodreads.com
This was such a good thriller! I was a fan of Fitzpatrick's Hush Hush series, so I had pretty high expectations for Black Ice and it did not disappoint!
Britt Pfeiffer (our main character, or mc) goes on a trip with her best friend. They're supposed to meet up with her best friends brother and Britt's ex-boyfreind at a cabin out in the mountains. On the way, the weather goes from bad to worse, real quick. They end up getting stranded with no way of communication. They are pretty much cut off from the rest of the world. It was at this point we see a completely different side of Britt. At first I thought she was a bit wimpy just because of how she felt towards her ex-boyfriend... I mean COME ON! When she ran into him (Calvin) at a gas station, she pointed to a random person and said, "that's my boyfriend" so she wouldn't look lame in front of him... but as soon as she went into badass hiker mode, I automatically adored her. She was resourceful and acted fast!
The romance was good, but I can see why other reviews mentioned the whole Stockholm syndrome. Britt pretty much ends up falling for one of her kidnappers, Mason... BUT towards the end, you realize things are not always what they seem, and all of a sudden I appreciated their romance THAT much more.
