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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Unreliable narrator, twists and turns, gripping
This book was great. It got a little monotone at times but it was really intriguing so I couldn't stop reading. Highly recommend.
kept me hooked for the most part. I found pace at which things were revealed to be too far apart from each other, wish it was gay.
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I Killed Zoe Spanos thrusts you into the world of Anna Ciconni and the summer that is supposed to be a brand new fresh start for her. A clean slate after the rough past few months she’s experienced. She moves to the beautiful beachside town of Herron Mills, NY where she has been hired to be the nanny for the rich Bellamy family for the entire summer. But her chance at a fresh start is quickly derailed when she becomes haunted by the past of Zoe Spanos who has been missing for the past six months, a girl who she also coincidentally closely resembles.
This book is a page-turner for sure and will keep you guessing all the way through, until the very last page. It’s a great thriller which has been expertly constructed, how author Kit Fricks is able to create all of these interesting story threads and slowly weave them all together to create such an explosive ending, is genius. It’s an immediately gripping premise and the more you read the more you get drawn into this mysterious and enthralling world.
Though it isn’t a perfect story and I do have some gripes about it. Firstly, the story is split into “Now” and “Then” chapters. The Then chapters follow a timeline from two months prior, the Now chapters all take place in the present day. The problem that arises is the Now chapters are so much more interesting than anything that is going on in the Then chapters. There is so much more momentum in those chapters mainly because they take place during the climax of the story. Though the Then chapters were necessary and needed to truly understand what was going on I found myself looking forward to reading the Now chapters much more than the Then chapters because you knew a bombshell would be dropped each time you did. The Then chapters would be much more satisfying if the author could’ve kept that tension up throughout.
Another part of the book that was lackluster was unfortunately the main character of Anna Ciconni herself. She just, unfortunately, fell a little flat with very little about her that really drew me in. I feel like you never really learned much about her or her personality, she’s kept very much as a blank slate throughout the book and I don’t think it’s really until the final chapter you get a clear view of the kind of person she is. She really gets overtaken by the plot and the story that surrounds her and she becomes a vehicle for the plot to move forward instead of the driving force. When the story would switch POVs to Martina Green one of the supporting characters who is depicted as the pseudo-detective, I found myself enjoying those chapters a lot more since she brought a much-needed sense of urgency and energy to the story that Anna’s chapters severely lacked.
Overall, it was a fun easy read that’s great for the hot summer months. It’s filled with some great smart writing and is tied together with a satisfying conclusion. Be sure to pick it up this summer. Thank you, Net Galley, for providing me with an ARC.
Rating: 3.75
I Killed Zoe Spanos thrusts you into the world of Anna Ciconni and the summer that is supposed to be a brand new fresh start for her. A clean slate after the rough past few months she’s experienced. She moves to the beautiful beachside town of Herron Mills, NY where she has been hired to be the nanny for the rich Bellamy family for the entire summer. But her chance at a fresh start is quickly derailed when she becomes haunted by the past of Zoe Spanos who has been missing for the past six months, a girl who she also coincidentally closely resembles.
This book is a page-turner for sure and will keep you guessing all the way through, until the very last page. It’s a great thriller which has been expertly constructed, how author Kit Fricks is able to create all of these interesting story threads and slowly weave them all together to create such an explosive ending, is genius. It’s an immediately gripping premise and the more you read the more you get drawn into this mysterious and enthralling world.
Though it isn’t a perfect story and I do have some gripes about it. Firstly, the story is split into “Now” and “Then” chapters. The Then chapters follow a timeline from two months prior, the Now chapters all take place in the present day. The problem that arises is the Now chapters are so much more interesting than anything that is going on in the Then chapters. There is so much more momentum in those chapters mainly because they take place during the climax of the story. Though the Then chapters were necessary and needed to truly understand what was going on I found myself looking forward to reading the Now chapters much more than the Then chapters because you knew a bombshell would be dropped each time you did. The Then chapters would be much more satisfying if the author could’ve kept that tension up throughout.
Another part of the book that was lackluster was unfortunately the main character of Anna Ciconni herself. She just, unfortunately, fell a little flat with very little about her that really drew me in. I feel like you never really learned much about her or her personality, she’s kept very much as a blank slate throughout the book and I don’t think it’s really until the final chapter you get a clear view of the kind of person she is. She really gets overtaken by the plot and the story that surrounds her and she becomes a vehicle for the plot to move forward instead of the driving force. When the story would switch POVs to Martina Green one of the supporting characters who is depicted as the pseudo-detective, I found myself enjoying those chapters a lot more since she brought a much-needed sense of urgency and energy to the story that Anna’s chapters severely lacked.
Overall, it was a fun easy read that’s great for the hot summer months. It’s filled with some great smart writing and is tied together with a satisfying conclusion. Be sure to pick it up this summer. Thank you, Net Galley, for providing me with an ARC.
Rating: 3.75
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It started off great I recommend the audiobook version for the podcast portion of the book, I really enjoyed the first half of the book, I couldn't guess who did it until the end, but unfortunately I felt like some parts could have gone faster and it was a bit slow, the ending was a bit underwhelming I expected more but it was just okay. Good but didn't give me the WOW or twists and turns I wanted. Overall still enjoyable though.
Holy cow this book is amazing! The author is exceptionally talented at writing mysteries, and the way she releases information keeps you fully engaged and questioning your own intuition at every turn. The transcripts of the podcasts make for some variety in the already wonderful writing. People seem to have a bias against young adult fiction often, but this book is for teens and adults alike. Just enough teen drama mixed with questionable actions by most of the adults involved.
Thank you Simon Teen and MBC Books for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Anna meant to spend a summer in the Hamptons to get away from her usual life before college. Only, she resembles a local girl who's gone missing, which means she's not making any friends fast. Still, something about Zoe, the missing girl, intrigues Anna, so she begins digging deeper. Then, Zoe's body turns up, and Anna is arrested for killing her. A local girl, Martina, doesn't believe that Anna is responsible, but what she finds down the rabbit hole may be entirely unexpected.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this book since I don't read a lot of YA thrillers, but I was pleasantly surprised. Kit Frick presents many plausible scenarios for just what happened to Zoe, or at least "whodunnit", and I really didn't know who was at the bottom of it until the final climax. Anna's connection to Zoe was really interesting, and the mystery of Zoe's death isn't all that's going on here. Even though there was a confession, that doesn't represent the truth, so who can honestly say, "I killed Zoe Spanos!"? You'll have to pick this one up to find out!
Anna meant to spend a summer in the Hamptons to get away from her usual life before college. Only, she resembles a local girl who's gone missing, which means she's not making any friends fast. Still, something about Zoe, the missing girl, intrigues Anna, so she begins digging deeper. Then, Zoe's body turns up, and Anna is arrested for killing her. A local girl, Martina, doesn't believe that Anna is responsible, but what she finds down the rabbit hole may be entirely unexpected.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this book since I don't read a lot of YA thrillers, but I was pleasantly surprised. Kit Frick presents many plausible scenarios for just what happened to Zoe, or at least "whodunnit", and I really didn't know who was at the bottom of it until the final climax. Anna's connection to Zoe was really interesting, and the mystery of Zoe's death isn't all that's going on here. Even though there was a confession, that doesn't represent the truth, so who can honestly say, "I killed Zoe Spanos!"? You'll have to pick this one up to find out!
