Here Jean is a bit stiff at first, but gradually warms into a full-blooded human being. He generally writes very real type people for the teen audience, over what many of the modern authors fail to do, not creating simple innocent dolls that scream of Brady Bunch marathons. Still, reading to the end proved to be an enjoyment, even if guesses prove right, and as is usual Pike style, the words never grow stale as they work their magic upon the reader.Ĭharacterization is strong, but still a little weaker than other Pike books. The mystery, told through only Jean’s eyes, leaves the reader unsure of what is happening, although it was a bit of a disappointment to guess the potential culprit(s) halfway through the tale. The book never bores, keeping action and interest levels high. After being plagued by ominous dreams of the dead boy and finding a skull in an underwater cave, Jean must unravel this mystery before it gets the best of her. Not the best start to a vacation, Jean can’t shake the feeling of dread as she tries to make the best of what’s left for her on the trip.įinding that her two friends have enrolled the three in scuba diving glasses, taught of course by two attractive men, the five is soon constantly bombarded by one terrible occurrence after another, with none of them making much sense.

Instead, he starts to mysteriously suffocate, and then falls away dead, in front of Jean’s horrified eyes. Next to her seat is a boy, Mike, who never reaches his destination. Jean gets on a plane headed for Hawaii, to meet two other teen girl friends for a week of paradise.

Bury Me Deep isn’t the most composite of the lot, but it still harps an intriguing tale that’s a mystery from day one. Christopher Pike has an amazing endowment for winding together complex, deep plots, especially for young adult tales.

Bury me deep by christopher pike