Ellery is haunted by a town she has never visited, Echo Ridge. This is her mother's hometown, and the place where Ellery's aunt went missing at age 17. Malcolm is haunted by the next girl to die in Echo Ridge. Five years ago, the Lacey, the town's homecoming queen and his brother's girlfriend, was murdered. Although his brother was not charged with the murder, Malcolm's family have become pariahs. Neither case has been solved. When Ellery's mother enters rehab, Ellery and her twin brother Ezra are forced to move in with their grandmother to this town their mother can't face. Ellery and Malcolm decide to work together to try to solve both cases, but when another girl goes missing, they are desperate to find out who is behind this before Ellery is the next to disappear and Malcolm is blamed for this crime. I though McManus' first novel was just about a perfect mystery, but this one is even better. I had no idea who the killer or killers would be, and I loved Ellery and Malcolm as they struggled to sift through the facts. This mystery is going to go viral! Highly recommended!
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Ellery is haunted by a town she has never visited, Echo Ridge. This is her mother's hometown, and the place where Ellery's aunt went missing at age 17. Malcolm is haunted by the next girl to die in Echo Ridge. Five years ago, the Lacey, the town's homecoming queen and his brother's girlfriend, was murdered. Although his brother was not charged with the murder, Malcolm's family have become pariahs. Neither case has been solved. When Ellery's mother enters rehab, Ellery and her twin brother Ezra are forced to move in with their grandmother to this town their mother can't face. Ellery and Malcolm decide to work together to try to solve both cases, but when another girl goes missing, they are desperate to find out who is behind this before Ellery is the next to disappear and Malcolm is blamed for this crime. I though McManus' first novel was just about a perfect mystery, but this one is even better. I had no idea who the killer or killers would be, and I loved Ellery and Malcolm as they struggled to sift through the facts. This mystery is going to go viral! Highly recommended!
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This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada In a future world where everyone is implanted with tech that allows them to modify their DNA, people can make themselves heal faster, see better, and look prettier. What the tech can't do is save people from the incurable plague that is pushing the human population into extinction. The only hope for society is a cure, and Catarina's father, the brilliant geneticist Dr. Agatta, has the best chance of discovering it. Unfortunately, Catarina hasn't seen her father in years as he was kidnapped by the shadowy Cartaxus organization and forced to work for a cure that they could control. Hours after he does code a cure, Dr. Agatta is killed, and it is up to Catatrina to decrypt her father's work, collaborate with a boy she doesn't trust, and share the code with the world. As the two desperately work to save humanity, Catarina discovers secrets that will change everything. For those looking for best new sci-fi, this is the book to pick up. Full of surprising twists, far-out technologies, and engaging characters, this books is as fast-paced as the plague in the book. Highly recommended! It is always so hard to decide what were my favorite books of the year. I try to only choose 12, but there were so many powerful and diverse titles that I expanded my list to sweet 16. This is the year that diverse stories are being shared and celebrated, so this year's best books are fresh and fabulous. I chose books that I could put down, wanted to reread and/or couldn't stop thinking about. I have also included the covers of some of the best books from 2017 that I didn't read until 2018. Hope this list leads you to some books that will make you laugh, cry, swoon, imagine, and think. Access a full review of my favorites at Best Books of 2018. Let me know what you think is the best books of 2018 in the comments! |
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