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Throwaway Girls
by Andrea Contos
Throwaway Girls is a young adult mystery by Andrea Contos. I have become a big fan of mysteries and thrillers this year, and I thought Throwaway Girls was a book that got better as it went on. The ending of this mystery truly surprised me, which made the whole book even better in my opinion. I had a few issues with the characters in the story, but I was a fan of the overall mystery. If you are a fan of mysteries that have a slow build but a good climax, then I think Throwaway Girls is a book you will want to check out.
In Throwaway Girls, we meet our main character Caroline. Caroline is a senior in high school, who can't wait to move away and go to college. There are a lot of things going on in Caroline's life, including parents who are not supportive of Caroline being a lesbian, so they have her in conversion therapy. Those things we very secondary to the main mystery plotline and at times, I felt like they were just thrown in there as an aside, but they didn't really add all that much to the overall story. The main mystery involves Caroline's best friend Madison, who goes missing. When Caroline tries to help find her friend, she uncovers so many secrets. The whole thing becomes much bigger than she expected, and honestly bigger than I expected initially. I didn't love Caroline to be honest. I loved how hard she tried to find Madison, which redeemed her in my eyes, but she came off as a little whiny in my opinion.
Throwaway Girls has a bit of a slow start. But once I pushed through the first 20% of the story or so, the pacing really started to pick up, and from there I was hooked. I loved uncovering each secret because the story seemed to expand and just kept getting better and better. The mystery was twisty and surprising and I loved the ending. My least favorite part of Throwaway girls were the sheer number of minor characters. I had a bit of a hard time keeping everyone straight, but the number of characters did make it a lot harder for me to guess or try to solve the mystery. Mystery fans will enjoy Throwaway Girls. I really liked this book. I did have some issues with it, but I enjoyed the overall mystery presented.
In Throwaway Girls, we meet our main character Caroline. Caroline is a senior in high school, who can't wait to move away and go to college. There are a lot of things going on in Caroline's life, including parents who are not supportive of Caroline being a lesbian, so they have her in conversion therapy. Those things we very secondary to the main mystery plotline and at times, I felt like they were just thrown in there as an aside, but they didn't really add all that much to the overall story. The main mystery involves Caroline's best friend Madison, who goes missing. When Caroline tries to help find her friend, she uncovers so many secrets. The whole thing becomes much bigger than she expected, and honestly bigger than I expected initially. I didn't love Caroline to be honest. I loved how hard she tried to find Madison, which redeemed her in my eyes, but she came off as a little whiny in my opinion.
Throwaway Girls has a bit of a slow start. But once I pushed through the first 20% of the story or so, the pacing really started to pick up, and from there I was hooked. I loved uncovering each secret because the story seemed to expand and just kept getting better and better. The mystery was twisty and surprising and I loved the ending. My least favorite part of Throwaway girls were the sheer number of minor characters. I had a bit of a hard time keeping everyone straight, but the number of characters did make it a lot harder for me to guess or try to solve the mystery. Mystery fans will enjoy Throwaway Girls. I really liked this book. I did have some issues with it, but I enjoyed the overall mystery presented.