BookTok: Manslaughter Park

* Book 3 in the Jane Austen Murder Mystery series * 

 

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Review: One of Us is Lying

 

Five high school students arrive in detention. One of them never leaves the room alive. He's also responsible for the school's gossip site - a site that's showcased a lot of student secrets. The other four have secrets that they didn't wanted posted. Could one of them have killed them to keep their secret safe?

My Thoughts: This is one of those books you read in one sitting because you HAVE to know what happened. It was really good. However, I wasn't a huge fan of the twist. I did enjoy getting to know the characters and their secrets. I'm curious about the next book. The tagline Breakfast Club meets Gossip Girl is spot on. And this would make a great Netflix movie.

Cover Thoughts: Good

Source: My library

Library Recommendation: Highly recommended for your YA collection.

Review: Runaways

No one understands Kaylee and Mason's relationship - she's a girl from a wealthy and powerful family and he's from the wrong sides of the tracks.  But they love each other.

One day, they don't show up for school. It's also the same day that Kaylee's father's body is found.

As the police question her closet friends as school, it's clear that something major happened at the party last night. Could one of them have murdered Mr. Abernathy?

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book and here's why
1. Multiple Perspectives
2. Short chapters
3. Relationships - friends, dating, enemies - it all comes out.
4. Flashbacks: how everything started
5. Blackmail: learning secrets and spying on people
6. Rich kids who felt entitled (doesn't everyone want to see them fall?)
7. Forbidden romance
8. Sisters
9. Smart characters - especially the kind that everyone overlooks
10. A Murder mystery

All these things kept me turning the pages to figure out what happened.

Cover Thoughts: Not a huge fan
Source: Sent for review