Published on November 1, 2016 by Disney-Hyperion
Synopsis from Goodreads: Five years ago, high school senior Helena Kelly disappeared from her backyard in Dexby, Connecticut, never to be heard from again. Her family was left without any answers—without any idea who killed Helena, or why.
So when eighteen-year-old Seneca Frazier sees a desperate post on the Case Not Closed message board, she knows it’s time to change that.
Helena’s high-profile disappearance is the one that originally got Seneca addicted to true crime. It’s the reason she’s a member of the site in the first place.
Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, she agrees to spend spring break in Connecticut working on the case with Maddy Wright, her best friend from Case Not Closed. However, the moment she steps off the train, things start to go wrong.
Maddy’s nothing like she expected, and Helena’s sister, Aerin, doesn’t seem to want any help after all.
Plus, Seneca has a secret of her own, one that could derail the investigation if she’s not careful. Alongside Brett, another super-user from the site, they slowly begin to unravel the secrets Helena kept in the weeks before her disappearance. But the killer is watching…and determined to make sure the case stays cold.
Review of The Amateurs by Sara Shepard
While I'm a big fan of the TV series made from Shepard's books with Alloy Entertainment, I haven't been as big a fan of the books themselves.When I started The Amateurs, I thought it would fall into that same pattern ("I'll wait for the show"). But after finishing the book, I'm not so sure.
The negatives? The Amateurs had a ton of characters -- and friends and siblings and love interests -- so many that I had to keep a list.
But the end of the book had a twist that I thought was pretty interesting, a twist that may actually get me to try future books in this series. But then again (highlight for spoiler) if "Brett" turns out to be just another "A" like in PLL, I'm out. I'm so over A that I can't even. (end spoiler). I guess we will see!
That last chapter really reeled me in because I don't think anyone was expecting it. And the names!!! So millenial!
ReplyDeleteAgree - didn't see that twist coming :)
DeleteI've only read her Perfectionists duology. But I've been reading positive things about this twist (whatever it is) and I'm soooo intrigued!!
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DeleteI don't know about Sara Sheppard's books. It's never been my thing but my daughter loved them once upon a time. She also loves PLL the tv series. At this point, I've developed a complex about her books. I feel like it'll be the same thing rehashed, recycled, redone. So definitely not for me.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm with you. I find a lot of her stuff better for the teens and tweens.
DeleteHmm I wasn't really interested in this but maybe now. I love a good twist. Ha with the millennial names!
ReplyDeleteLoved the twist!
DeleteUgh, sounds like too many characters to keep track of for me. I could never get into the show either unfortunately
ReplyDeleteI read the first couple PLL books, but I agree, they come across as a little young. I have this but I really wasn't planning on reading it. I might give it a try now. I love a good mystery and twist!
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