You might enjoy this book if you liked One of Us is Lying or We Were Liars. The story takes places (mostly) in a boarding school and it is told from the point of view of one character. There is LBGTQ representation and lots of boarding school drama and murder to keep things interesting. The characters are compelling and complex. Going in I figured out the culprit but that didn’t diminish my enjoyment one bit, I really had a good time with this book. Because at Bates Academy, the truth is something you make…not something that happened.❞Įver since I read One of Us is Lying, I’ve been looking for another YA suspenseful read and this one fit the bill. But if Kay’s finally backed into a corner, she’ll do what it takes to survive. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which, as it unravels, begins to implicate suspect after suspect, until Kay herself is in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. But when a girl’s body is found in the lake, Kay’s carefully constructed life begins to topple. Now she’s a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readersĭescription: ❝Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she’s reinvented herself entirely. Because at Bates Academy, the truth is something you make.not something that happened.ĭebut author Dana Mele has written a taut, sophisticated suspense novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end.Published February 27th 2018 by G.P.

But if Kay's finally backed into a corner, she'll do what it takes to survive.

But when a girl's body is found in the lake, Kay's carefully constructed life begins to topple.

Now she's a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she's reinvented herself entirely. 'In People Like Us, Dana Mele delivers the Gossip Girl meets Pretty Little Liars young adult novel you've been waiting for.'- Bustle 'Mean Girls meets Donna Tartt's The Secret History with a little bit of Riverdale mixed in.

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