The book begins with a girl lying on the tracks of the subway. She gets to safety in the mere nick of time. When the police want to question her about what she was doing there, she flees.
The girl doesn't know her name, how she got on the tracks, or where she's supposed to go. She has a mysterious tattoo on her wrist, and a backpack filled with cash and a few supplies.
Carey chooses to write the book in 2nd person point of view, which puts the reader in the girl's confused state: "Why were you just lying on the subway tracks? Why can't you remember how you were ended up there, how you got to that station, this city?"
We learn discover pieces of the mystery in real time, right along with her.
This book started a little slowly for me. It reminded me of the book The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die, by April Henry. It too opens with a girl who cannot remember who she is or where she is.
Blackbird is not particularly lengthy - about 250 pages - but it seemed to take too long to begin answering questions. However, once it finally got going, the premise was intriguing. Carey borrows from the famous short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell as inspiration for the plot here.
Readers should know that the novel ends rather abruptly and on a cliffhanger, obviously setting us up for a sequel.
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