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Cordialmente, Perfido by Maureen Johnson

162 reviews

jamespotterluv's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

YALL this was mad. im so ANNOEYDSAUI like bro. i cant even spoil it for yall bc by the end half the plot twists aint even solved. like cmon. im lowkey addicted to this series. i need to finish it bc what. so there's quite a few plot twists and there's one right at the end, y'all know which one i mean. i guessed most of the plot twists im not gonna lie, most were predictable buT I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING LIEK WHAT. crazy. the writing was sanist a few times. it felt like diverse characters were j included for it to be diverse. like, a sentence was made abt them, maybe about like their pronouns or smth and that was it. u got one sentence. if ur gonna represent someone do it right! like, the author misgendered her own character. bfr. i felt like the author kinda rushed the ending? i mean, great ending, don't get me wrong. this was a medium paced book up until chapter 26. after that i was like "more is happening in these last chapters than the 26 chapters before it" like sm was happening n it was hard to keep track of who did what.

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popsicleplease's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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bzliz's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This is an easy read for any YA mystery lovers and unlike many YA mysteries I’ve read

no mysteries get solved! Clues are constantly missed by police but always found by our teenage detective Stevie. Crime scene investigation takes approximately an hour or two in this world and virtually no evidence is taken by police which is pretty convenient for Stevie. She also somehow avoids getting in actual real trouble for putting her fingerprints all over actual clues (which she doesn’t appear to hand over to investigators anyway) and for tampering with crime scenes.

The romance between Stevie and David came out of nowhere for me. I do enjoy the importance Stevie places on trying to maintain her friendship with Janelle and it would be an easy step to say Stevie is autistic-coded, though it is unclear if that was intentional.

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manonschuur's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Ik had best wel hoge verwachtingen van dit boek maar ik weet niet zo goed wat ik hiervan vinden moet. De eerste 200 ish paginas waren best wel boring en ik kwam niet echt lekker in het verhaal en dat laaste had ik tot op het einde nog steeds. Echter werd het op het einde wel wat spannender en leuker, maar vind alles nog steeds een beetje vaag en ik snap dr nie zo veel van. Er zijn nog meer delen en ik wil het eigenlijk wel doorlezen omdat ik weten wil hoe het verdergaat, maar ben niet echt thrilled. So 3/3.

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whewtaewoon's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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widgetknits's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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rissaandherbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I legitimately love everything about this series. So, so good, and an absolute MUST READ for mystery lovers.

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laneychambless's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Parts of this book literally put me to sleep (so much detailed description & irrelevant in-between background filler). That being said - most of the last 30 to 40 percent had me pushing to the last page. I will also give credit to the 1930s storyline. I often enjoyed reading about that one more than the present day shenanigans. Serious cliffhanger & worried I’ll have to push through more than one more book to get any real answers.

Overall, the book gave me “Wednesday” TV show vibes minus the fantasy. Multi-mystery with quirky characters (some likeable & some not at all). While I’ll probably finish this series eventually, I’m not in a rush.

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caffeineandcatnapsreads's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

Truly Devious, by Maureen Johnson.
2.5-3/5⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Murder, drinking

This book has two stories intertwined. One is from the 1930s of how Albert, (one of the richest men in America during the time built), the school and the crime that happened there when a student went missing and was found murdered. As well as when Albert's wife and daughter went missing.
Mixed with the current day story of the school and what is happening there when Stevie, (a wanna be detective), is a student and attempts to solve the murder and disappearance of two of her classmates.

This book felt very dull and bland. I didn't like the writing style at the beginning. It was like over halfway through, and there was nothing to it. There was really no plot, no mystery, no nothing. It was just a lot of character and plot building with excessive amounts of descriptions. It didn't really feel like there was much of a point to it until the last few chapters.

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oceanwriter's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

When Stevie Bell is accepted into Ellingham Academy, a school for gifted students, she thinks it's the chance of a lifetime to solve the 'Truly Devious' murders. What she doesn't anticipate is a classmate turning up dead. Was it an accident, or has there been another murder on the property all these years later?

I ate up the setting of this book. Ellingham Academy would have been my dream school at this age and I loved all of the different personalities of the characters. It could be over the top at times, but that's to be expected in a YA book. That was part of the fun, too. It's also the definition of a page-turner. As soon as I got to the end I had to start The Vanishing Stair.

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