Killer Kung Pao by Vivien Chien is a murder mystery novel. It takes place in Cleveland’s Asia Village. Between working at the Ho-Lee Noodle House, her family’s restaurant, and trying to manage a social life, Lana Lee is just a little exhausted. Unfortunately for her, things are about to get even more tiring. One morning as Lana is at the hair salon, she witnesses something sinister and a well-known member of the community winds up dead. Lana finds herself resisting
I’m the Girl immediately sucked me into its plot. Once I started reading, it was hard to put down. I enjoyed how the author, Courtney Summers, wrote this book. She truly made this book feel dramatic and tense, which was perfect.
If you love upbeat books, this one may not be for you. It is very heavy and depicts serious issues. There are not many happy moments. However, I do believe this tone set is very useful in the context of the book.
The Inheritance Games is a super fun book and has a great premise. I thought the storyline was enjoyable. I did, however, find the book a little too repetitive. I felt that the relationship with the love interests was a bit bland. But still, I found the book intriguing.
Thrilling and complex, Karen McManus’s “One of Us is Lying” is a classic whodunnit mystery with a modern edge and plenty of twists and turns as the plot progresses. When Bayview High’s infamous gossip, Simon Kelleher, dies during detention, his fellow classmates are plunged into a criminal investigation in which they are the main suspects.
The final book of the Truly Devious trilogy, Maureen Johnson’s “The Hand on The Wall” is a satisfying conclusion to the series, even with its unnecessary amount of filler.
Maureen Johnson’s “The Vanishing Stair” is an intriguing and capable second book in the Ellingham trilogy. Following Stevie Bell in her return to Ellingham Academy, this book furthers both the current and twentieth century mysteries.
Twisting and complex, Maureen Johnson’s “Truly Devious” is an extremely solid start to a new YA mystery series. Centered around the prestigious boarding school Ellingham Academy, the novel follows amateur detective Stevie Bell as she begins her first year at the school. Ellingham is notorious for a double kidnapping and a murder that occurred in the early twentieth century, and Stevie is determined to solve the case while studying there.
Maureen Johnson’s “The Box in the Woods” is an intriguing and entertaining return to her Truly Devious trilogy. Stevie and her housemates Nate and Janelle are offered counselor jobs at a summer camp where four teenagers were brutally murdered in the 1970s. Told from both the point of view of characters in the current day and the past, the mysterious of Camp Sunny Pines begin to unravel towards a shocking conclusion.
In the previous books, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Good Girl Bad Blood, the main character Pip Fitz Amobi is revealed. In the previous books, Pip chooses to investigate an old town murder case as her senior capstone project. After the truth comes forth and she begins to confirm the events and decides to create a podcast explaining the reality of the murder case.
