Kathleen Peacock

Thornhill is the second book in a supernatural mystery trilogy perfect for readers who love Richelle Meade and HBO's hit drama True Blood. Kathleen Peacock's extraordinary follow-up to her debut novel, Hemlock, features heart-stopping action and a sizzling romance.

Mackenzie's new love, Kyle, plans to turn himself in to the Lupine Syndrome Registration Bureau and enroll in a rehabilitation camp, where he can live with other werewolves. But Mac refuses to accept his decision, especially since the camps are rumored to be torturous. When she follows him there, she uncovers dangerous secrets buried within the walls of Thornhill—a prison for the young and infected—and realizes that the risk to the people she loves is greater than ever before.… (meer)

The title is not relevant to the story in any way, and is vague besides, given the genre of YA mystery. It is much better fitting of a romantic drama. Sigh. This book was boring after the halfway mark. It was weird to have the protagonist, Cat, be a Nancy Drew type, but pushy and unlikeable, when the book established they had an active police department from the beginning. Annoying YA cliches include but are not limited to "crooked smile," "of course he doesn't like me." You were confident until a boy showed up. I hate that authors make such a choice. Lacey was a bad best friend and I was annoyed. I hoped Cat would develop better friendships. She sort of did. Skye was...she felt like three different stereotypes crammed into one and I didn't like it. I almost wonder if she was originally three separate characters. During a scene where I thought, "Oh, Cat doesn't have a flashlight! This will be interesting," she had a backpack full of props she would need in the very next sentence. She is never shown packing this, or even thinking about it. She even has a lead pipe as a weapon. I CALL BULLSHIT AND PLOT CONTRIVANCE. I was SO unhappy with every page of the book afterward. At least the cover on the copy I checked out was pretty.… (meer)