Emma is on the run with her young son Jake from "the bad men" her son can sense before they arrive. She's gotten pretty good at making do, but she's getting tired and the boy's sense doesn't give them the lead time they used to have. Enter Will, a good samaritan in their most recent motel, who Jake insists they need...and proves himself to be pretty handy in a tight spot. Thing is, Will's got an agenda of his own when it comes to Emma and it ain't just sexy-time.
Emma and Will bicker like they're in a rom-com while the stakes get higher, the boy gets freakier, and the bad men bear down. This basically boils down to one long chase. It's not incompetent, but it's familiar and there's just way too much bicker before the inevitable melting takes place. It's decently written, but I've both read and seen it before. Like, a lot.
It's the first in a planned trilogy and it doesn't so much wrap up as it leaves you hanging. Unfortunately, I'd rather just drop off the cliff than to waste time with the rest of the set.
C
