Guys, this book gave me all the feels. A page turner that had me hooked from the start. I've been in a big of a reading slump for a while, and after just finishing a book I wasn't super impressed with, this was just what I needed. Enter Placid Girl, a novel by Brenna Ehrlich. We're introduced to Hallie, a semi-normal teenage girl who's in a band with her best friend Sarah. Hallie's a talented drummer, but is shy and almost always overshadowed by her loud, confident friend Sarah. So Hallie turns to a band called Haze during all of her free time. Haze is a mystery that Hallie has been trying to figure out for years; he wore a mask that never showed his identity, only came out with one album, and hasn't been heard from in five years now. Hallie is obsessed with Haze's music and the mystery behind it, which sets up the plot for this novel. When Hallie gets some new neighbors, a pastor and his son, Hallie largely ignores them at first. That is, until she learns the pastor's son, Steve, works at Hallie's favorite local record shop and is also obsessed with Haze. So when Steve has some information on Haze, like being related to Haze's drummer and having a copy of Haze's second album, Hallie is super intrigued. Then someone starts texting Hallie, seemingly knowing a lot of things about her and Hallie feels deep down that it's Haze. The twists and turns in this novel are exhilarating and keep you turning the page into the wee hours of the night because you just can't turn it down. When Hallie, Steve and Sarah set off to the city to find Haze once and for all, all kind of things can go wrong.
4.5/5 stars for this stunning novel.
