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What the Other Three Don't Know Spencer Hyde 224 pages | Published by Shadow Mountain Publishing
Think "The Breakfast Club" on a white water rafting trip. Indie, along with three classmates Skye, Wyatt, and Shelby embarks on a rafting trip as a requirement for their journalism class. All are convinced that they couldn't possibly get along, but as the trip unfolds, some events more disastrous than others, all four teens begin to let the others see what they've been keeping beneath the surface.
I, personally, am terrified of rapids like the ones written about in this book, so I would probably never find myself on a rafting trip. That said, I almost find it appealing because of how beautiful the scenery is described in this book. Spencer Hyde illustrated the beauty of nature, but also how it can be unforgiving.
The story of the four teens gave me major Breakfast Club vibes which I was really into. One of my favorite literary tropes is a found-family, and this totally delivered.
What the Other Three Don't Know gave us some cautionary tales, which I can appreciate, but they felt a bit preachy and expositional. The social media obsession and the distracted driving messaging are valid issues to bring up, especially in a YA novel, but I think the conversation could have been a bit more subtle.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Shadow Mountain Publishing for the chance to read this Advanced Readers Copy in exchange for an honest review!
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