Can’t Wait Wednesday was once Waiting on Wednesday, but the purpose is the same: for bloggers to highlight what they’re waiting on. This week that is The Bright Lands
Blurb
The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback Dylan Whitley goes missing, an unremitting fear grips this remote corner of Texas.
Joel Whitley was shamed out of conservative Bentley ten years ago, and while he’s finally made a life for himself as a gay man in New York, his younger brother’s disappearance soon brings him back to a place he thought he’d escaped for good. Meanwhile, Sheriff’s Deputy Starsha Clark stayed in Bentley; Joel’s return brings back painful memories—not to mention questions—about her own missing brother. And in the high school hallways, Dylan’s friends begin to suspect that their classmates know far more than they’re telling the police. Together, these unlikely allies will stir up secrets their town has long tried to ignore, drawing the attention of dangerous men who will stop at nothing to see that their crimes stay buried.
But no one is quite prepared to face the darkness that’s begun to haunt their nightmares, whispering about a place long thought to be nothing but an urban legend: an empty night, a flicker of light on the horizon—The Bright Lands.
The Bright Landsis labelled as a mystery/ thriller on Goodreads, but that last paragraph genuinely leaves me wondering if there is a paranormal aspect to it? However, also interesting is the unlikely allies banding together to find Dylan — and the hints from their (and the town’s past) that sounds like there’s a dark underbelly to this town, and these guys are about to bust it wide open.
I am definitely curious about this one too!
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I hope it’s a good one. It defintiely sounds so good!
Ooo… I LOVE the sound of this one, Verushka! What a lovely premise:).
IKR? I hope it’s good!
This is new to me. I think I need to add it to my list. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad!I hope you enjoy it — I can’t wait to get a chance to read it!
Yezzzz… ok agreed that last chapter has me wondering as well. This is totally going on my wishlist!
Right? This blurb writer reeled me RIGHT in with that last para!
This sounds like it would make a good Netflix series! Ha ha. Love the sound of this:-)
OMG, you are so right! I can’t get that ide aout of my head now!
Damn. You always pick out the best sounding books. I’m super intrigued by this one now!
Thank you — and me too! I like this meme because invariably someonewill read this before me (my theory is in Aus, we never get approved for stuff and always get things released later than elsewhere) and I can see if it’s good or not 😉
Made me think of Friday Night Lights and the obsession with football, but with a new twist as a mystery. And a hint of the paranormal? Putting it on the list.
I never watched that show, though yes, it definitely has that vibe, doens’t it?
This sounds super good. I will have to keep an eye out for it.
I hope you get a chance to read it!
Football and a mystery, maybe something supernatural? Sounds great to me.
This seems like a cool book. It’s not a genre I read but I’ll think about this one.
I had the same thought reading that last paragraph of the blurb. This sounds like it’ll be a good one! Enjoy it when you read it, Verushka. Stay safe and well.
Man, you had me at football and mystery but the possibility of something supernatural or perhaps even alien seals the deal for me! GREAT CHOICE!
I love mysteries and I love sports-themed books so this sounds like a winner to me! 🙂
Definitely sounds like there are a few things going on here – great pick!
Ohhh, I haven’t heard of this one before! Great pick! I hope you love it! 🙂