The Scavenger by Aidan Lucid
Not my usual genre but thought I'd give it a try. This book starts out with a group of three high school kids and they each have problems.
One has come out and announced he is gay, one is under pressure to excel at sports, another has an alcoholic mother that mistreats her and as time goes on there are others with their problems that want to be part of the group.
They are all there for one another at school and decide to attend the Halloween party. The bullies are there to torment him and others stick up for him. On their way home they stop to help a 12 year old in the street and end up following her in the woods.
The well must have some type of magic as they toss in a coin and make a wish. The next day they notice a lot of things different in their lives:
the main athletic kid is now friends and sticking up for the gay kid; her mother is making her breakfast and lunch and being nice to her; pressure to excel has slacked off...
One also has horrid nightmares of the ghosts chasing him and they want to overtake his body-all because of the wish that came true for him. Problem is others could die because of their wishes.
They blame themselves.....til they find a relative that has answers for their nightmares...
Very descriptive I can picture myself viewing the scenes directly.
Like how it ends, could lead up to another in this series as Jared gets older...
Ends with about the author and contact information.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
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