booklover26 's review for:

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I liked this book overall, but the first half was slow. The present was boring, while the past was interesting.

But after Hayes died, things started to ramp up and get interesting.

I read the majority of the second half in one day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Alcohol