The synopsis gave me distinct Sadie vibes and had me helplessly flapping on the floor of my flat. Homophobes stay away please, this is a safe and inclusive space, no room for you here. There's a bit of romance, but it's not really at the forefront of the plot. This book is for you if… you are, like me, smitten with the genre of young adult (mystery) thrillers. The thing is you just need to be prepared for some bumps and some big ones at that, but I still think this is worth the read.Ī copy was given to me for a honest review. Had I read this as a teen I would have LOVED IT! The YA, FF romance is super cute and the second half of the book is fun to read. In fact I’d recommend this to any mystery fans from teens to adults. Even with my issues, I would still recommend this to mystery fans. Half the book is really good and well done, it’s a shame it all didn’t come together. You’ve got to explain the “how and why’s” to your readers, you can’t just make it so.Īs you can probably tell this was a bumpy read for me but I still liked it. I get why this was done because it moved the plot in an important direction, but it’s almost the equivalent of giving the lady knight the new power of flight right before she is blasted with a column of dragon fire. So how did Sarah know? I don’t know, we are never told because she never explains it and no one asks, which doesn’t make sense since it was a huge secret. A similar thing happened midway in the book too when Sarah figures out something almost no one else knows. It was a bit deflating after the great ending of the big mystery. Instead the person just knows all the answers and announces them. Nothing is said how the pieces were put together and how the person solved it, nothing. However, the medium sized mystery ended up with a disappointing end. It had my blood pumping a bit which was always fun. The big mystery ended up being the climax of the book and was really exciting. I had fun with the last half and I just wish the whole book was that good.Īs I mentioned there were multiple mysteries going on. While some mysteries are larger than others, they all kept me wondering and most importantly reading. Not only do the characters improve but the podcasts sudden becomes interesting and as readers we are in the middle of not one, or two, but three mysteries.
She got Dee to actually talk and feel and all of a sudden I’m connecting and liking Dee too. Sarah, who is the potential romantic interest for Dee, was just what the story really needed. There was finally a new secondary character who wasn’t wooden or yelling at the main character Dee for no reason. Luckily, for me, the second half of the book was really good. Today, I sat down with determination that I was going to read and finish this book.
I ended up putting the book down and watching The Incredible Doctor Pol fix-up animals instead. There were a lot of podcast elements which I didn’t think were written all that interestingly and I wondered why is it so popular with her listeners? And I also felt like the main character was too stiff and I just didn’t understand or connect with her enough. I sat down yesterday and attempted to read this whole book but I could not get into it. One of the main issues I found was that this book almost felt like two different books. Podcasts are so popular right now especially true crime ones so I thought the idea for this book was not only timely but really interesting, I sure was not going to pass up reading this. While it’s too late to help her best friend, she can help find others. After surviving an abduction that led to her best friend’s kidnapping 10 years ago, Dee runs a popular podcast searching for missing people. There is a lot of really good here, so much potential for a fantastic story that I’m disappointed that there were too many bumps that just kept this in the good but not great category. I did enjoy this read but I do have to admit I’m a little bummed that I didn’t love it.
When I saw this book, about a gumshoe teenager, I thought that this could be a lot of fun and might even be a little reminiscent for me. I’m a big mystery fan and have been since I was a little kid running around with my Nancy Drew books.