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Broken Date
160 pages
A chilling descent into paranoia where the person you trust most suddenly becomes your greatest threat.
What it feels like
This briskly paced thriller plunges the reader into a claustrophobic nightmare where the comforting familiarity of young love shatters without warning. The mood is soaked in paranoia and dread, capturing the terrifying realization that someone you trust implicitly has become a dangerous stranger. Driven by an urgent, suspenseful tone, the narrative strips away the safety of everyday high school life, replacing it with a relentless sense of being hunted. The prose is direct and accessible, designed to hook younger readers and keep the tension ratcheted high as the emotional landscape shifts from secure romance to inescapable fear. It is a perfect read for those who crave a chilling, fast-moving story about the dark, unpredictable twists of teenage relationships.
- Mood
- dread-soaked
- paranoid
- claustrophobic
- Tone
- suspenseful
- urgent
- ominous
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- loss of trust · teenage romance turned sour · hidden identities · inescapable fear
- The writing
- Direct, fast-paced, and accessible, designed to build tension and keep younger readers turning the pages.
- The arc
- Moves from the comfortable security of long-term young love into a spiraling nightmare of paranoia and betrayal.
- Who it's for
- Readers looking for a quick, chilling teen thriller where everyday high school romance suddenly twists into a nightmare.
Content notes
- stalking
- threats
- psychological distress
About the book
Jamie and Tom have been going out since junior high. They are planning to graduate from high school and attend college together. Everything's perfect until Tom breaks a date--and all the horror begins. What has happened to Tom? To Jamie's horror, the boy she loves is stalking her and making threats. Now, there's nowhere Jamie can hide.
Description from Open Library.
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