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Searcy, Amanda
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
After she experiences several house fires, Jenny moves to New Mexico, where she makes new friends and falls in love...but sets wildfires when upset. Several murders occur, and Jenny receives cryptic notes indicating knowledge of her mysterious past. In this tense yet ultimately predictable mystery, Jenny is an unreliable narrator who harbors many secrets, and nobody is really who he or she seems.
Reviewer: Julie Hakim Azzam
(3)
YA
Readers are introduced to two seemingly discrete story lines: Kayla is desperate to escape poverty and a rough home life with her addict mother; Betsy is terrorized by threatening phone calls. In alternating chapters, each girl narrates her increasingly ominous story. Even if astute readers prematurely figure out the connection, they'll nevertheless enjoy the mounting suspense in this well-plotted mystery.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl
2 reviews
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