From the back cover: Rewind to junior year in Rosewood, Pennsylvania, to a winter break no one has ever heard about. Fat snowflakes fall onto manicured lawns, quilted stockings hang over marble fireplaces, and everyone is at peace, especially Hanna, Emily, Aria, and Spencer. Now that Alison's murderer is in jail and A is dead, they can finally relax. Little do they know … [Read more...] about Pretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard
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The Lying Game, Books 2-3 by Sara Shepard
In which I catch up on The Lying Game and circumvent the fact that I don't have much to say about these frothy books by offering two short reviews in one post. Never Have I Ever Former foster child Emma Paxton has assumed the life of her privileged (and murdered) twin sister, Sutton Mercer. The only person who knows her true identity is hunky loner, Ethan Landry. In … [Read more...] about The Lying Game, Books 2-3 by Sara Shepard
Conspiracy 365: January – March by Gabrielle Lord
For 2012, the three of us at Triple Take have decided to focus on YA fiction from Australia and New Zealand. First up is the first volume (January) of Gabrielle Lord's Conspiracy 365 series, in which a teenage boy named Cal must survive attacks on his life for the next 365 days whilst investigating his father's mysterious death. The publishing schedule was pretty nifty for this … [Read more...] about Conspiracy 365: January – March by Gabrielle Lord
Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
From the back cover: P. D. James draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem. It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy's magnificent estate. Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house. Elizabeth's sister Jane and her … [Read more...] about Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
Hallowed Murder by Ellen Hart
From the back cover: The police call Allison's drowning a suicide, but her housemates at her University of Minnesota sorority insist it was murder. That's when alumnae advisor Jane Lawless steps in to find out the truth. Abetted by her irrepressible sidekick Cordelia, Jane searches for clues, and what she finds is as chilling as the Minnesota winter—for in those icy drifts, … [Read more...] about Hallowed Murder by Ellen Hart