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A review by hisparks23
Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
3.0
I had high hopes for this because sometimes an “adults behaving badly” mystery drama just hits right, but I think the marketing is a bit off because while this was a fine read, it’s not what I expected based on the synopsis. I did read it quickly and I didn’t see the ending coming, although I simultaneously wasn’t surprised by it when it was revealed.
Honestly at times the mystery of the murder felt like an afterthought to me. Mostly I just found myself feeling incredibly sad for all the teenagers in this story for some reason or another (I just wanted to give Hannah a hug,) and for all the people like Gabi who the system has completely failed and people like Patrick and Danielle who have become collateral damage of that failed system.
Honestly at times the mystery of the murder felt like an afterthought to me. Mostly I just found myself feeling incredibly sad for all the teenagers in this story for some reason or another (I just wanted to give Hannah a hug,) and for all the people like Gabi who the system has completely failed and people like Patrick and Danielle who have become collateral damage of that failed system.