Patch then questions Nora about what she has seen, and she asks him to tell her the same. She touches the scar, which brings her into his memories of earlier times in Patch’s life. She thought she had only imagined it once when she watched Patch and Rixon roughhouse at an arcade. In the motel room, Nora sees a scar in the shape of an inverted letter V on Patch’s back. On the way, his car breaks down, and they find a rundown motel in which to stay. She calls Patch to come and bring her home. It is raining, and the incident has filled Nora with fear.

Nora gives a bag lady her hat and coat in return for giving her directions, only to see the woman murdered in front of her. On the other hand, she grows suspicious of Elliot when she finds out that he was in some way involved in a murder case at the previous school he attended. She also meets Rixon, Patch’s only friend. Still, Nora becomes more and more connected to Patch, and her feelings for him soften and grow. They almost share a kiss, but Nora’s mother calls to her. While he is working on it, Nora sees the knife he is using change sizes. At home, Patch offers to make Nora some food. When she is not able to find them, she is forced to let Patch drive her home. She is unnerved by this and tries to find Vee and the others she was with. The ride seems to have a tragic result with Nora falling from it, but she realizes that it was her imagination. When they meet, Patch talks her into going on the roller coaster with him. Shortly, she creates an excuse in order to leave the others and meet Patch. When Nora approaches Patch, he convinces her to meet him at the Archangel, a new roller coaster. While on the outing, they run into Patch. Vee’s plan is to fix Nora up with Elliot whom she knows is interested in Nora. Later, Vee asks Nora to join her at Delphic, a local amusement park. She keeps her interest in him secret, telling Vee, her closest friend, that she has no feelings for him. At first, they do not connect at all,but in time, Nora inexplicably finds herself attracted to the mysterious Patch, although she is as turned off by his behavior as much as she is drawn to it. Patch has already failed the class more than once. Nora Grey, a sophomore, and Patch Cipriano, a senior, are given seats next to each other in their biology class. Nora's tempestuous relationship with prototypical bad boy Patch is genuinely, even unsettlingly, seductive-fans of paranormal romance should be rapt.” The story opens in Coldwater, Maine. Publishers Weekly said of the author, “Fitzpatrick regularly tweaks the tension, resulting in a fast-paced, exhilarating read.

Subsequent books in the series are Crescendo, Silence, and Finale. It is the first entry in what was a planned trilogy but turned out to be a tetralogy.

Becca Fitzpatrick’s Hush, Hush is a 2009 young adult fantasy novel.

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