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asbooktrovert's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
The series is growing on me, but it took me most of the way through to really get into it more. I'll be going on to the second one in hopes I really get into it!
terryma90's review against another edition
5.0
BITCH THIS BOOK IS MY LIFE AND BITCH OMG OMG OMG OMG I CANT SPEAK! IM SPEECHLESS
jennepher's review against another edition
4.0
amazing mistery, kept me intreaged all the way through. not a single dull moment
emilyb_chicago's review against another edition
5.0
The beginning of the book was slow ramp up to a really fantastic mystery. For the first 75-100 pages I though this was yet another time I just didn’t see what everyone else was raving about, even though I’m a sucker for a Holmes like detective story… And then it clicked together and I did not want to put it down. The young main character was amazingly and believably awkward with her relationships while still being brilliant in her specialty. The flashbacks were a perfect way to explain a story that ‘everyone knows’ already in the book, happily they were perfectly placed and concise so we could get back to the story that had me captivated. I think there are enough clues that a mystery reader will be satisfied, but I certainly do not have a guess as to the culprit yet! The cliffhanger ending caused me to immediately hop online and buy the next installment of the series.
amysalwaysreading's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this YA mystery quite a bit. There is a significant amount of murder for a book written for kids, but I found the premise of the story fascinating. Who wouldn't want to attend such a school? Overall I think this trilogy would have been better written as one longer book instead of dragging it out over 3 books. Book one definitely did not feel complete.
najdvss's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
many thoughts going on and none of them are coherent. love the dual chronology of the book and how it flashes to 1936 and i guess modern age respectively. took very long for the plot to start tho but when it did i didnt stop reading hee hee. also i love representation but it was like maureen googled a list of people who dont fit molds and now every ellingham student is like ‘bisexual, person in a wheelchair, poc, guy from california, lesbian, tiktok famous, deranged’ initially it felt like a dump of ‘look how woke i am!!!!’ and then maureen didnt focus on it too much (which my disabled ass loves) and i thought oh ok cool maybe this time its different but then vi was misgendered halfway through the book so now i once again dont love the representation lol. but eeeeee i wanna know what happened aaaaaa mystery makes my brain go brrrrr
many thoughts going on and none of them are coherent. love the dual chronology of the book and how it flashes to 1936 and i guess modern age respectively. took very long for the plot to start tho but when it did i didnt stop reading hee hee. also i love representation but it was like maureen googled a list of people who dont fit molds and now every ellingham student is like ‘bisexual, person in a wheelchair, poc, guy from california, lesbian, tiktok famous, deranged’ initially it felt like a dump of ‘look how woke i am!!!!’ and then maureen didnt focus on it too much (which my disabled ass loves) and i thought oh ok cool maybe this time its different but then vi was misgendered halfway through the book so now i once again dont love the representation lol. but eeeeee i wanna know what happened aaaaaa mystery makes my brain go brrrrr
turleyboo37's review against another edition
4.0
yes. yes yes yes yes yes. I need the next book, like right now
bookscriticism's review against another edition
3.0
Die Atmosphere, die Umgebung, das ganze Setting machen dieses Buch aus. Truly Devious ist ein YA Mystery/Crime Buch und das macht es wirklich ausgezeichnet. Es ist crime lastig genug um den Leser rätseln zu lassen, es ist aber auch locker genug für Jugendliche. Der Schreibstil ist unheimlich anschaulich und gut zu lesen. Und die Charaktere sind definitiv eine große Stärke des Buches.
nikkitaylor19's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0