indoorg1rl 's review for:

Beneath Her Skin by Gregg Olsen

3.0

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When the body of troubled teen Katelyn Berkley was found in her bathtub, the small town of Port Gamble was shaken. On the surface, her death appeared to be a cry for help gone wrong, but twins Hayley and Taylor Ryan didn’t think so. Being gifted with the abilities to ‘hear’ the dead, the twins received a message from Katelyn and soon they suspected everyone in Kingston High, from popular cheerleader to the class outcast.

So, I didn’t realise this was a YA thriller. Originally published as ENVY in 2011, this new edition has been re-edited. The 

premise was so promising, but I wasn’t into the high school drama aspect of it. I was quite intrigued with Hayley and Taylor’s ‘gifts’ though. It was clear from the beginning that the book was a set up to a bigger story universe for the girls.

Even though I’m not usually a fan of YA thrillers, I thought the ending of this one was done quite well! The narration was also well done - so easy to fly through the book. It also added to the fun that I was reading this around Christmas and New Year, and that was also the setting of the book.

(Thanks to NetGalley and BookOuture for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review)