The
Pact is about two teenaged lovers who may or may not have entered into a
suicide pact. The novel opens with the
death of young Emily Gold.
Emily
Gold and Christopher Harte, whose parents were next-door neighbors and close
friends, were born within months of each other.
From infancy, they were best friends.
Emily and Chris have gone from friends to lovers. While Chris is enchanged by the sex, to Emily
it feels almost incestuous.
As the
two prepare to graduate from high school and look towards college, Emily begins
to feel suicidal. She tries to convince
Chris to join her in death.
In
the wee hours of the morning, Emily and Chris plan to carry out their suicide
pact. Emily dies, but Chris
survives. Soon he is charged with her
murder. Much of the book is spent on his
arrest and trial.
This
was a quick read, but I found it unsatisfying.
We never really see what caused Emily’s depression, although there are
some red herrings. Neither Emily or the
parents of the teenagers are well developed.
Read: November 13, 2016
Three Stars
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