Sheep's Clothing

I always say that I am not the biggest fan of Mormon fiction that is not historical fiction. However,  I have recently decided that I need to stop giving this genre such a bad rep simply because of the two authors who for some mystifying reason are the "Mormon fiction poster children"(Stansfield and Weyland) ugh. Anyway, for our book club this month we were asked to read something written by Josi Kilpack. When I first received this assignment I inwardly cringed a little, but my misgivings about this author, who I definitely thought was going to be another Stansfield in the making, were completely off base. I decided to read one of her stand alone books so that I wouldn't be stuck with an entire series to read. I scrolled through some of her books, she has a lot!, and decided to read 'Sheep's Clothing'.

'Sheep's Clothing' is about an online predator trying to find the perfect teenage girl to seduce. He poses as a teenager and slowly and patiently earns his victims trust by subtly manipulating them. The very first chapter of the book begins with him dumping the body of his last victim, so the fact that you already know what is going to happen to the next girl is terrifying and completely enthralling. I spent WAY too many late nights reading this book. It was such a page turner! The story is told from different points of view too so it kept it interesting. You see the predator, the victim, the victim's mother, and the murdered girl's families point of view.

I was completely caught up in this book because ohhhhh my freaking heck this kind of thing happens EVERY SINGLE DAY! This book scared the crap out of me. Not because it was intense or scary, but because it was REAL. And being a mother made it a little TOO REAL. As I closed the book I fretted over the conversations I would need to have with my children in the future--- I do not look forward to that day. This book helped me get a little more internet smart for my future children. If you are a parent- or will be- or know teenagers-  or ARE a teenager, then read this book!