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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
As soon as I finished processing this book in our library book order, I checked it out to read during the holiday break. Our amazing high school teachers have instilled a love of Agatha Christie books in our teens, and I know this book will be well loved among our students.
mysterious
medium-paced
After reading some heavier non-fiction tomes, I picked up The Agathas not knowing much more than it was a mystery. The title is a tad misleading as only one of the main characters is obsessed with Agatha Christie fiction and lore. Still this was a fun, not too hard to figure out mystery concerning the death of a teenage heiress and the two main characters of privileged,neglected Alice and hard-working, scholarly Iris make for solid narrators. A sequel is inevitable.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As fun as murder can be, and a nice tribute to Agatha Christie. I hope it inspires a lot of young readers to try out the Queen of Crime.
Think: Veronica Mars and Nancy Drew, girl detectives, team up for an Agatha Christie fanfest and murder. With a little Cher from Clueless thrown in. Good fun was had by all, including this reader.
I enjoyed this one. The plot was compelling enough to hold your attention without feeling like just another teens-solve-crime story, and the characters added a depth that really reeled me in. Iris and Alice are opposites—the two voice characters who solve a friend’s murder in a town that has a lot of secrets. It was very Veronica Mars.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC version of this novel in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC version of this novel in exchange for my honest review.
I enjoyed this book - it felt very Truly Devious meets One of Us is Lying, in a good way. The twists were a little predictable, but I feel like that is just because I read a lot of mysteries. The story and how it played out was great and I enjoyed getting to know the characters.
I wish there was a little more detail on Alice's "adventure" the year before...I felt like there wasn't enough detail about that whole experience but it was still a good plot point.
I did see the Veronica Mars vibes - I could even use more!
I wish there was a little more detail on Alice's "adventure" the year before...I felt like there wasn't enough detail about that whole experience but it was still a good plot point.
I did see the Veronica Mars vibes - I could even use more!
The Agathas is a YA mystery about, initially, a girl named Alice. She's rich, popular, and has it all. Until her boyfriend leaves her for her best friend, she disappears for a few days (a la Agatha Christie), and comes back with the whole town hating her for wasting the missing person resources. Now she's sort of a social pariah.
Iris is a social outcast who definitely knows the vibes, but also does not have much hope for liking Alice when she agrees to tutor her for a hefty sum. Not long after they start working together, Alice's ex best friend goes missing. No one is really taking it serious, partially because of Alice's previous stunt, and the girls take it into their own hands, alongside some of Iris's friends.
Alice is dealing with her fall from grace, the fact that her rich parents finance her life but don't raise her, and the pain of losing a best friend that she never got to make up with. Iris is dealing with being poor and the restraining order that she and her mom have out on someone who is sneaking their way back into their lives - her main focus is making the money needed for she and her mom to leave town.
Their blooming friendship is really fun to watch, the mystery investigation has plenty good twists and turns, and the ending has me super excited for the next one. I can't really say much at all about the mystery itself because it's all really a spoiler, innit
If you are looking for a diverse mystery, don't even check over here. I do not know of anyone in this story that isn't straight, white, and cis. Maybe a character with the last name Ramirez, and maybe one of Iris's friends, but neither of those are even explicit. But hey, I'd rather them not do it than do it badly I guess
Iris is a social outcast who definitely knows the vibes, but also does not have much hope for liking Alice when she agrees to tutor her for a hefty sum. Not long after they start working together, Alice's ex best friend goes missing. No one is really taking it serious, partially because of Alice's previous stunt, and the girls take it into their own hands, alongside some of Iris's friends.
Alice is dealing with her fall from grace, the fact that her rich parents finance her life but don't raise her, and the pain of losing a best friend that she never got to make up with. Iris is dealing with being poor and the restraining order that she and her mom have out on someone who is sneaking their way back into their lives - her main focus is making the money needed for she and her mom to leave town.
Their blooming friendship is really fun to watch, the mystery investigation has plenty good twists and turns, and the ending has me super excited for the next one. I can't really say much at all about the mystery itself because it's all really a spoiler, innit
If you are looking for a diverse mystery, don't even check over here. I do not know of anyone in this story that isn't straight, white, and cis. Maybe a character with the last name Ramirez, and maybe one of Iris's friends, but neither of those are even explicit. But hey, I'd rather them not do it than do it badly I guess