The Blurb (as per Amazon UK) Katrina is thirteen, wealthy, grieving, and alone. But she is more than that. She’s intelligent, beautiful, and intrigued by the dangers of street life.
Shrug’s a giant of a man with a voice of thunder and eyes of granite. He has tattoos, The Traz gang patch, and a motorbike. When he asks Katrina if she wants a ride, she makes a decision that will change her life forever.
Katrina quickly discovers the violent side of life on The Traz compound. However, there is no way for her to escape until she meets Chad—an undercover cop with rich brown eyes, a gentle chuckle, and a plan to rescue Katrina from the clutches of the gang. However, there’s a problem.
Somebody is keeping dangerous secrets from them both.
My Thoughts – I enjoyed reading The Traz, although initially I was a little uncomfortable with how young Katrina was but maybe that’s because I’m a parent myself and was looking at it from an adult point of view, rather than that of someone who could more closely relate to Katrina in age. That doesn’t mean, however, that adults won’t enjoy or even benefit from reading The Traz as much as the YA audience. Through the story line, it addresses some interesting social issues, bringing to life some ambiguous and complex characters with realistic dialogue.
The plot is intriguing with some twists and surprises along the way and although it reaches a conclusion, I wasn’t quite ready for it. However, the door has been firmly left open for more novels in the series and it will be interesting to see the characters develop further. I definitely want to know more about them and what happened next.
Eileen Schuh is on Twitter as well as having her own blog and website
Eileen is also a member of the Famous Five Plus group
The Traz is Eileen’s second novel which is available in Kindle and paperback.
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