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Cosimano, Elle
4 Reviews
(3)
YA
When Tori Burns's family mysteriously inherits a house on land the antagonistic Slaughter family has farmed for generations, Tori relapses into her old self-harming behaviors. Visions of an ancestor's life and the mysterious arrival of Nathaniel Bishop, who was indentured to the colonial-era Slaughters, compels Tori to uncover long-buried secrets. A suspenseful, atmospheric paranormal thriller alternating between flashback and present-day narratives.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez
(4)
YA
John, imprisoned for a double murder for which he bears ambiguous guilt, uses his out-of-body ability (something like astral projection) to investigate the murders while gathering dirt on inmates and guards to trade for safety. Spoiler: the two are connected, somewhat too neatly. John's backstory, sparingly doled out, is well integrated into the central mystery, but secondary characters, particularly women, are shallowly written.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
(2)
YA
When a long-dead body is uncovered--with cryptic numbers scratched into the bones--Nearly Boswell (Nearly Gone) investigates, suspecting that her father's old poker club is involved. Despite Nearly's efforts to decipher the criminal's many physics- and chemistry-based riddles, the killer manages to stay one step ahead until the should-have-seen-it-coming end. This suspenseful sequel packs the same degree of chills as its predecessor.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2015
(2)
YA
High school senior Nearly "Leigh" Boswell's suspicions that there's something sinister about the Missed Connections ad in the newspaper are confirmed when a classmate is found unconscious, the number ten written on her arm. Someone is trying to frame Leigh, but she doesn't know who or why. STEM enthusiasts can rejoice: the riddles--including what the various victims' numbers mean--involve math and science.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2014
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