Dead girls talking
Megan Cooley Peterson
Holiday House
June 11, 2024
⭑⭑⭑.75
The town of Wolf Ridge calls him The Smiley Face Killer. Bettina Holland calls him her father.
Everyone knows Bettina’s father was the one who murdered her mother a decade ago. It’s the subject of podcasts, murder tours, and even a highly anticipated docuseries. But after growing up grappling with what that means, a string of copycat murders forces Bett to answer a harder What if he didn’t ?
Old-money Bett must team up with the only person willing to investigate alongside bookish goth girl Eugenia, the mortician’s daughter, who everyone says puts the makeup on corpses. Can this “true crime princess” unmask a murderer who’s much closer to home than she ever imagined?
Review:
If you are a fan of true crime podcasts, a good girl's guide to murder book series! you should try out this book. Dead girls talking is a good fit if you love both you also should reading this book if you love reading about friends trying to solve a murder
This was a good time. I was so excited for this book and when I saw that netgalley had an arc registration open I signed up as soon as I could. And I got it! I really liked reading this book. I loved this book because it reminded me of criminal minds. And if you know me, I am obsessed with that series. It only reminded me of that show because of the vibes, and solving a mystery. but that was enough for me. This plot has a murder set when bettina was still a child, and at time her mother is murdered in a very brutal way. They all said that her father had done it and she was a key witness in the conviction of her father. but till this day she doesn’t know for sure if she saw what she said she saw. it makes her question herself till this day. especially when a new murder started happening that looks identical to her mother murder. we have one: we do have a copycat or two: the murder is still out there. in the end there is a big plot twist and if you are a thriller reader you probably see it coming, I did way before the ending. Our characters are fun to follow. Bettina is very complexed. She of course went through so much. and you see her make mistakes in the beginning, but in the end she tries to do what is right. there was one part in the book when they are asking questions and looking back on the transcripts that it was a lot of info dumping by the author I know that the info was necessary but it could have been done with a few more pages in the book, i would have not mind if the book was 50 pages longer. The writing style is good, especially for a debut novel. It made reading this book easy to follow and the pacing was good.
“ you’re right. enough is enough. You have a life to live, a feature to plan, and that man doesn’t deserve any part of it. not after what he did.”
so overall I had a really good time with this book. It was very fast paced and thrilling with a good plot twist at the end.
disclaimer: all opinions are my own
MORE INFORMATION:
category: Young adult fiction
genre: thriller, mystery
Themes: solving crime, friendship, family, murder, father and daughters, detective stories
Reading age guide:. ages 14 and up
advisory: grief, death, blood, death of a parent, bullying, domestic abuse, alcohol
published: June 11, 2024
format: Ebook
ISBN: 9780823457014
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