Hit and Run by Lurlene McDaniel (180 pages)
High school senior Annalise is riding her bicycle home on a mountain road after a late night of babysitting. Suddenly, a car appears, driven by a drunk driver. It strikes her, causing her to fly through the guardrail and onto the ground below. The driver leaves the scene, convincing himself that he struck a deer, but he takes the time to cover the broken guardrail with branches. The next day, Annalise is finally found. She’s alive but has swelling in her brain and is in a coma. This story is told from alternating perspectives – Annalise as she struggles to force her body awake, her boyfriend Jeremy as he holds on to the hope that Annalise will open her eyes, the culprit Quin as he worries about his future as a baseball star, and Laurie as she grapples with the knowledge that she was in the car that hit Annalise and she hasn’t revealed the truth. This is a page-turner that will leave you desperate to resolve the crime against Annalise.
Miss Simer’s Rating: ***1/2
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