Ski Weekend, Rektok Ross
Ski Weekend, Rektok Ross
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Ski Weekend
A Novel

Author: Rektok Ross

Narrator: Katie Schorr

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/26/2021

Synopsis

Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Miles Koules and Oren Koules (Saw)Six teens, one dog, a ski trip gone wrongSam is dreading senior ski weekend and having to watch after her brother and his best friend, Gavin, to make sure they don’t do anything stupid. Again. Gavin may be gorgeous, but he and Sam have never gotten along. Now they’re crammed into an SUV with three other classmates and Gavin’s dog, heading on a road trip that can’t go by fast enough.Then their SUV crashes into a snowbank, and Sam and her friends find themselves stranded in the mountains with cell phone coverage long gone and temperatures dropping. When the group gets sick of waiting for rescue, they venture outside to find help—only to have a wilderness accident leave Sam’s brother with a smashed leg and, soon, a raging fever. While the hours turn to days, Sam’s brother gets sicker and sicker, and their food and supplies dwindle until there isn’t enough for everyone. As the winter elements begin to claim members of the group one by one, Sam vows to keep her brother alive.No matter what.Filled with twists, secrets, and life-changing moments, Ski Weekend is a snow-packed survival thriller featuring a diverse cast of teens that will appeal to fans of One of Us Is Lying and I Am Still Alive.

About Rektok Ross

Rektok Ross is the pen name of Liani Kotcher, a trial attorney turned award-winning young adult author and book blogger. An avid reader since childhood, Liani writes exactly the kind of books she loves to escape into herself: exciting thrillers with strong female leads, swoon-worthy love interests, and life-changing moments. She graduated from the University of Florida School of Journalism and obtained her juris doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law. Originally from South Florida, she currently splits her time between San Francisco and Los Angeles with her husband, stepkids, and her dogs.

About Katie Schorr

Katie Schorr is an actor and writer in New York. Her one-woman show, Take Me. Seriously, ran for six months at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and she performs throughout New York in new works at the Ensemble Studio Theatre and Ars Nova, among other theaters. She has appeared on VH1’s Best Week Ever and costars in the web series Head in the Oven with Saturday Night Live actor Bill Hader. Her audiobook credits include narrating the novels in Alyson Noel’s bestselling Immortals series. Of her work on the series, AudioFile magazine has said, “Narrator Katie Schorr has a wonderfully raspy, youthful voice, which she puts to good effect on the cast of teenage characters.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claude's on November 15, 2021

1.5 Stars rounded up to 2 Well. I am glad that this book has been enjoyed by other readers, however, for me it missed the mark. I was expecting a high stakes survival thriller and it did not deliver. The characters were a bit on the dull side for me and my attention wandered frequently. Thanks to Netg......more

Goodreads review by Beary Into Books on October 26, 2021

Rating 2.75 “Six teens, one dog, a ski trip gone wrong . . .” with a tagline like that I expected a lot from this story. While this book didn’t exactly let me down it didn’t get me excited either. Honestly, I just felt nothing. The overall plot was a good idea but I never felt like any of the charact......more

Goodreads review by Anto~mcbr on February 24, 2022

I think for a survival thriller, tone-wise this book missed the mark. The mood was all wrong. Young Adult stories can be dark and serious, while staying true to the genre and being suitable for teenagers, but instead, here we got a group of six high school seniors discussing movies, school, crushes a......more

Goodreads review by Julie (JuJu) on September 29, 2022

NOW IN DEVELOPMENT FOR A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! Grab your copy before October 1 for only 99 cents! This eye-catching cover is hard to pass up. Six teenagers head out expecting a fun ski weekend and find themselves stranded in a snowstorm. Teenagers aren’t known for their great decision-making so the d......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on August 17, 2021

Six teens and one dog versus one major snowstorm. Who will win? Starting this book in the height of summer might not have aided in my immersion in this snowy setting, but the synopsis was too intriguing for me not to want to immediately pick the book up and it proved too insanely good to stop reading......more

Quotes

“A nail-biter with some surprising moments. Recommended for high school and YA collections.” School Library Journal

“Ross offers YA readers genuinely diverse characters, each of whom continues to grow throughout the narrative…Brace for impact readers, this YA thriller holds little back.” Kirkus Reviews

“This book will send so many chills up your spine, you’ll feel like you’re alongside the snowbound characters.” Jeff Zentner, author of Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee

“Full of twists and thrills, Ski Weekend will hook you from the very start and keep your heart pounding long after you finish.” Evelyn Skye, author of Cloak of Night

“A pacey thriller with moments of great tenderness―and spine chilling horror.” Lauren Kate, author of The Orphan’s Song

“I was sucked in by the extremely well-developed characters and their stories. Chills, thrills, and secrets aplenty." Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here

Awards

  • Firebird Award
  • Cosmopolitan Pick
  • BookTrib Pick
  • SheReads.com Pick
  • Entertainment Weekly Pick
  • Brit + Co Pick
  • Women.com
  • Strand Magazine Pick
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