I don't usually do this, but I'm just going to copy the blurb. It says mostly what I was going to say anyway.
What do the queen bee, star athlete, valedictorian, stoner, loner, and music geek all have in common? They were all invited to a scholarship dinner, only to discover it's a trap. Someone has locked them into a room with a bomb, a syringe filled with poison, and a note saying they have an hour to pick someone to kill ... or else everyone dies.
Amber Prescott is determined to get her classmates and herself out of the room alive, but that might be easier said than done. No one knows how they're all connected or who would want them dead. As they retrace the events over the past year that might have triggered their captor's ultimatum, it becomes clear that everyone is hiding something. And with the clock ticking down, confusion turns into fear, and fear morphs into panic as they race to answer the biggest question: Who will they choose to die?
I was about 80% through when I pretty much figured out what was going on. The tension built nicely, and the characters were interesting (if a bit stereotypical.) I didn't buy that the person who did this would actually do it. But, the reader is supposed to be surprised by it, I guess.
All Your Twisted Secrets is a quick, suspenseful read that is worth the time but won't stick with me for long. But that's OK.
Published by HarperTeen, March 17, 2020
eARC obtained from Edelweiss
400 pages
Rating: 3.5/5
Sounds like it has potential to entertain teens. However, it does seem a bit far fetched (says the Harry Potter fan). :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh, this one sounds like it makes for some good, distracting entertainment. I'm going to check it out, flaws and all.
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