the way this could've been titled "three's a crowd" and it would've made sense and kept up with the ~one.. (of us is lying)~ and ~two.. (can keep a secret)~ trend going on is such a missed opportunity but i'll take it

ETA: The cover is live, and it's stunning! You can read part of the first chapter on Paste Magazine: bit.ly/2xdF2It***Since a few people have asked: this book, which will be my fourth published book and will be released in December 2020, is not part of the One of Us Is Lying series. It's a standalone YA mystery, in the same vein as Two Can Keep a Secret, with a brand-new setting and different characters :)

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This was fine. 🤷 That ending was over the top whack, though.

I have discovered I have an deep interesting in inheriting a large and mysterious fortune, so I will continue to read books about inheritances (and disinheritances) until I, too, find the answer 😪 Also this was such a brilliant McManus book. I'm so fond of her thrillers, and while this one actually felt more lowkey on the thriller aspect, it has the TWISTS that leave your brain shrieking. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. The premise. The messy problematic rich families. The estranged cousins b...

If this book's title doesn't start with the word "three" then what's even the point?EDIT 21/10/19: Okay so.... disappointment much?? I mean it even says in the description it's about THREE cousins so why you gotta be so lame with the title and ruin the tradition of McManus book titles??? C'mon...

“Everybody has secrets,” she says, taking a sip of her drink. “That’s nondebatable. The only question is whether you’re keeping your own, or someone else’s.” Karen McManus’s books are on my automatic buy list and I don’t see myself taking her books off there anytime soon.As I knew it would be, the writing was addictive and effortless. And from page one I could not look away.Although, I will admit, the mystery aspect of this book was missing some key ingredients. I was not filled with a burnin

**3.5-stars rounded up**The wealthy Story family, although extremely private, are practically royalty on Gull Cove Island.They own the largest resort on the island; a remote vacation destination off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. ((relatable))Twenty-five years ago, the matriarch, Mildred, suddenly disowned her four children, essentially banishing them. The cause behind this act remains a mystery to this day.These children are now adults and three of them have children of their own; Aubr...

Twist and shout, come on come on come on baby, work it on out! I keep singing this song after reading this ultra twisty, surprising book with full of deliciously juicy mind games! My head is dizzy! This book is crazy roller coaster! First it builds up the tension and gives you the clues, then it makes a sudden u turn by giving you stomach knots and a few chapters later it throws another bomb into your lap! At the end you’re getting attacked by a few sucker punches that you didn’t see it coming!...

i just want to say that this book, for what it is, is decent. i personally dont read a lot of YA mystery/thrillers because they feel very watered down compared to adult mystery/thrillers, which kinda defeats the purpose for me, and this book is no exception. the pacing is slow, but good if you prefer a more relaxed kind of mystery. the character development is missing, but they are a little entertaining regardless. there is no tension found anywhere throughout this and it reads more like a conte...

Looking for a healthy helping of twisty family drama? If your answer is "Yes, please," you'll want to pick up Karen McManus' newest YA mystery, The Cousins .Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah have never met their grandmother, the immensely wealthy Mildred Story. Ever since she disowned all four of her children more than 20 years ago, she’s rebuffed any effort their parents have made through the years to reconcile or meet her grandchildren. Even their parents—all siblings—barely speak to each other.But

The Cousins had quite an interesting tagline, which originally enticed me to read it:“The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isn’t over—and this summer, the cousins will learn everything. If they can survive the season.”Sounds interesting, right? I applaud the advertising team for making me think so, because this was quite literally the most anticlimactic mystery novel I have ever read. The characters were bland, the twists entirely random, and the plot meander...

Now a Goodreads Choice finalist in Young Adult Fiction! Karen McManus is always my cure for a reading slump. There’s something about her YA thrillers that immediately pull me in and keep me compulsively turning pages until the end. Though a little different in tone from her previous hits like One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret, The Cousins is no exception to that rule.Milly, Aubrey and Jonah Story have never met their grandmother, Mildred Story, before. She mysteriously cut off cont

This family was a mess! And that ending was insane. But I had a great time reading this!So, Milly, Jonah and Aubrey are cousins. But they’ve only met once or twice when they were younger. When they all receive a letter from their secretive and extremely wealthy grandmother they find it very odd. Their grandmother has never met them. She cut off all contact with their parents years ago with a letter saying “you know what you did”. So when all 3 are invited to spend the summer working at their gra...

I’m having issues with YA books lately, not all of them, but a lot of them. I’m getting book burnout a bit too. I’m not sure if it’s because of said books or I just need a break 🤔Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

that was so unsatisfying.

I’m on BookTube now! =)”Everybody has secrets,” she says, taking a sip of her drink. “That’s nondebatable. The only question is whether you’re keeping your own, or someone else’s.” Okay, I admit it: This was a fun read and it had me engaged until the final page. BUT - and every one of you who ever read one of my reviews that had this huge “BUT” in it, knows there will come some criticism now – it was not as good as all her other books and it kind of felt like McManus went with her typical formul...