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The Agathas by Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasgow

15 reviews

megwilli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

That was a fun read. Loved the two protagonists and their interactions a lot. A little sad the side characters in the friends group were not equally fleshed out, there is definitely potential for future installments though. The same applies to the plot. It wasn't anything special, just a messy murder investigation. I liked some fresh approaches to the amateur investigation methods, but in the end, there wasn't enough of it for my taste. And it was pretty obvious to me who the murderer was, so... yeah. But I loved the writing. Not only the way Alice's and Iris' friendship progressed, but also the use of social media. It was really well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Toxic friendship, Child death, Abandonment, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! I'm working my way through Agatha Christie's work so this was extra fun. I didn't figure out the who-dun-it until later in the book, which is always a plus. I appreciate the domestic abuse part of the book as well. It added another layer to the book as did Alice's disappearance mystery. I also loved most of the characters. I really hope that there's a sequel, as the ending seemed open to that! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Drug use, Classism, and Physical abuse

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Bullying

princessreadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I had so much fun reading this book. After reading the ARC from Netgalley, I plan to preorder a physical copy. I would recommend this book to teens that love Agatha Christie or Pretty Little Liars or Veronica Mars or just mystery in general. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug use