Wormwood by Chad Lutzke and Tim Meyer

 

For some kids, Long Lake, Georgia is home. But for fourteen-year-old Baker Gray, it’s just another stop, another town in another state. Because of his mother’s nomadic lifestyle, he’s never had a best friend, never kissed a girl, and he’s certainly never met anyone like Cassandra Larsson--the enigmatic, older girl whose idea of fun blurs the line between right and wrong. Being hopelessly led by emotions he’s never felt, Baker finds himself plodding along dark paths paved by the girl he thinks he may love--a road to self-destruction, where vigilante justice is encouraged and bloodshed is an art form.

 Baker is the new kid in school, as he has almost always been. Dragged behind his single mom from job to job and town  to town, never staying long enough to settle in. He has never seen a point in making friends since they just end up left behind when it's time to move on. It seems like this time may be different for him when he meets Seb and they hit it off, but then they meet Cass who takes an interest in both of them. Teenage hormones make them an easy target for an older girl with a charismatic personality and an evil intent. Cass is pretty, smart, and dangerously manipulative. If you are on her good side there isn't anything she won't do for you, and I do mean anything, no matter how sick. If you are on her bad side....well that is a terrifying place to be. This coming of age tale leads down a dark and deadly tension filled path and I loved it.

5 out of 5 stars

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About the authors

Tim Meyer dwells in a dark cave near the Jersey Shore. He's an author, husband, father, podcast host, blogger, coffee connoisseur, beer enthusiast, and explorer of worlds. He writes horror, mysteries, science fiction, and thrillers, although he prefers to blur genres and let the story fall where it may.
You can follow Tim at https://timmeyerwrites.com
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Chad Lutzke has written for Famous Monsters of Filmland, Rue Morgue, Cemetery Dance, and Scream magazine. He's had dozens of short stories published, and some of his books include: OF FOSTER HOMES & FLIES, STIRRING THE SHEETS, SKULLFACE BOY, THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU, THE PALE WHITE, THE NEON OWL and OUT BEHIND THE BARN co-written with John Boden. Lutzke's work has been praised by authors Jack Ketchum, Richard Chizmar, Joe Lansdale, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Massie and his own mother.

He can be found lurking the internet at www.chadlutzke.com