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A review by audreychamaine
All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
3.0
It's been about a year since the murder of high school student Carly Ribelli. Her murderer-uncle is behind bars, and most people have moved on. However, her ex-boyfriend Neily is still tormented by the loss, as is Carly's cousin and murderer's daughter Audrey. After Audrey convinces Neily that her father is innocent, the two former enemies team up to try to find the identity of the real killer. They soon learn that digging up the past can be dangerous. How far are they willing to go for justice?
All Unquiet Things is a thrilling mystery that keeps readers guessing until the end. The point of view switches between Neily and Audrey, both of whom are slowly finding new information about who Carly was and what she did. I felt really irritated at times with Carly's character. She wasn't the best person, and I spent much of my time reading just thinking that, while she may not have deserved to be murdered, she definitely deserved something. Neily and Audrey were both interesting, if not always the smartest, characters. Jarzab throws in the requisite red herrings, which don't always make the most sense, but they do keep the story moving. I thought that All Unquiet Things worked better as a story about grieving and loss than as a mystery. This book kept me reading way past my bedtime, and was a well-written YA title.
All Unquiet Things is a thrilling mystery that keeps readers guessing until the end. The point of view switches between Neily and Audrey, both of whom are slowly finding new information about who Carly was and what she did. I felt really irritated at times with Carly's character. She wasn't the best person, and I spent much of my time reading just thinking that, while she may not have deserved to be murdered, she definitely deserved something. Neily and Audrey were both interesting, if not always the smartest, characters. Jarzab throws in the requisite red herrings, which don't always make the most sense, but they do keep the story moving. I thought that All Unquiet Things worked better as a story about grieving and loss than as a mystery. This book kept me reading way past my bedtime, and was a well-written YA title.