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The Agathas by Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasgow

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bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

“An English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. Also known as the bestselling author of all time. Also, one bad bitch.”

➽ The Agathas is a fun mystery set at Castle Cove, where popular girl Brooke Donovan has just gone missing. The story follows her ex-best friend Alice, who disappeared for 5 days and caused a bit of a scandal. People no longer trust her and Brooke, who was supposed to be her best friend, ended up dating her ex-boyfriend. Like most people at her school, Alice is pretty well-off and has more than enough money to hire a tutor. Iris Adams is whip-smart but from the poor side of town. She's always looking for more ways to make money in order to escape her difficult home situation.

Her father's abusive and even though they got a restraining order, he's still a threat to her family.

I liked seeing Iris' and Alice's unlikely friendship develop, as both of them set out to solve the mystery of Brooke's disappearance and subsequent murder. I loved that they used Agatha Christie's mystery books as inspiration to solve the case. The story isn't fully realistic in parts, but I still had a fun time!

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mysterymom40's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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leffel's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

3.5

So I figured out it was the counselor from the moment she found the shape in the woods, however!! I still really enjoyed this story that truly focused on friendship rather than romantic relationships. I was wanting a cozy mystery and this definitely fit the bill. It seems like maybe this is a series and I would be open to reading more. I think it would have been rated higher if I hadn’t been able to guess the plot in the first couple scenes.

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jessreads17's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A quick, engaging mystery read, The Agathas is a fun book with some enjoyable twists along the way. The main characters are engaging and ones you want to root for. It was a fun book- but if you like your mysteries with a shocking ending that you never saw coming, this may not be the one for you. I didn’t see it coming ahead of time, but that’s the norm for me.

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therewillbenewsuns's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Solid mystery with main characters that maybe aren't as likeable as I think they should be. I'm all for character development and MCs that aren't your favorite people ever, but if this is going to a be a series, I should want to root for the MCs not just because the police suck. I am interested in seeing where this team goes/what mysteries they might solve together in the future.

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abookdork's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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kshertz's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Excellent mystery! I couldn’t guess who did it. I found the two protagonists to be fascinating and I loved them. The story makes sense and there’s so much going on that gets wrapped up beautifully. Highly recommend it as a lighter mystery to try to solve.

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