FIVE STUDENTS
WALK INTO DETENTION.
ONLY FOUR LEAVE ALIVE.
Yale hopeful BRONWYN has never publicly broken a rule.
Sports start COOPER only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond.
Bad boy NATE is one misstep away from a life of crime.
Prom queen ADDY is holding together the cracks in her perfect life.
And outsider SIMON, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again.
He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects.
There are two kinds of readers. One kind who like a murder mystery, and the it's-the-same-goddamn-thing-every-single-time-but-I-still-read-them-'cos-I-love-'em kind. You can tell which one I am right?
On the surface, it's pretty easy to spot where this book draws its inspiration from. Upon reading, the novel becomes something of a crossover between The Breakfast Club, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. Honestly, who wouldn't want to read that? It's like every MTV teen drama fan's dream come true!
If you think it sounds bad, trust me it's not. McManus pulled off something so unique and interesting in this novel, so unique and fresh in a modern murder mystery that it becomes such an empowering and pleasant read. There are twists and turns, romances, friendships and wonderful display of femininity, masculinity and what it means to be human.
If you're looking for something, short, interesting and surprisingly profound - I recommend this 100%!
P.S. I JUST found out there's sequel?? Omg, I'll make a review for it when I get my hands on the book!
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