Review: Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney

Author: Ellie Marney
Publisher: June 2023
Publication Date: Little Brown Books for Young Readers

This electrifying, chilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller None Shall Sleep focuses on junior FBI consultants Travis Bell and Emma Lewis with a new case that may unravel everything they’ve been working for. 

After a harrowingly close contact with juvenile sociopath Simon Gutmunsson, junior FBI consultants Emma Lewis and Travis Bell went their separate ways: Emma rejected her Quantico offer and Travis stayed to train within a new unit of the FBI Behavioral Science division. But the unit’s latest case is feeling eerily familiar and Kristin Gutmunsson—Simon Gutmunsson’s eccentric twin—reaches out to Travis to send a warning: Emma is in peril.
 
When Travis and Kristin turn up evidence that points back to Daniel Huxton, the serial killer that Emma had escaped, things become more complicated. With a copycat on the loose, Emma returns to Quantico and is thrown back into her past traumas. Compelled to prevent more tragedy—even if it means putting herself in danger—Emma turns to Simon for help once again. But Simon is keeping secrets that could impact their entire investigation. Will the team be able to stop the Huxton copycat before time runs out for his next victims?

Some Shall Break is the sequel to None Shall Break.  While I was iffy on the first book, I enjoyed this sequel much more.  This takes place a bit after the fist book.  Emma is dealing with the aftermath and decided not to go to Quantico, while Travis did stay and continue training.  Emma gets sucked back in when there is a murder that is similar to the case they were on before.  I would not recommend reading this book first as it spoils things from the first book.

As I said, I enjoyed this one a lot more than the first one.  I liked the mystery and enjoyed watching Emma and Travis figure things out.  They were the best part of the book.  We get to know them a lot more in this one. I liked how they grew closer and trusted each other more.  Simon is just as creepy as in the first book.  Kristin...she is a lot to take.  I'll let you decide if you want to trust her or not.  The ending made me want the next book very soon.