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Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1)

Maureen Johnson

Start date: June 1, 2022

Finish date: June 29, 2022

Why we're reading this: Truly Devious is East Side Book Discussion's June selection! This book club will be held in person at Eas…more
[close] Truly Devious is East Side Book Discussion's June selection! This book club will be held in person at East Side Library on Monday, 6/27 at 2:00 PM. Visit our website or call 515-248-4152 to register or for more details, including current COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions.

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Dec 17, 2019 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, mystery-thriller, dark-ya-and-mg

Wow, this was a whirlwind. Such an addictive delight to read. Every time I put it down during the ~3 days or so that I was reading it I was *mad* about it.

Stevie Bell is a teen true crime/mystery novel aficionado (I liked how she was obsessed but not in an unrealistic or annoying way. I was like, ah yes, a fan girl, I known them). She is starting her first year at an exclusive and strange boarding school in Vermont, with the intention of solving a 100-year-old cold case — a kidnapping/murder th ...more

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Jan 26, 2023 Dakota rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned-books, physical

Very enjoyable read. Liked all the characters. Plot was very well-written. Found myself not entirely caring about the Stevie/David relationship. Not a huuuuge fan of the abrupt ending, especially since I had guessed that twist earlier in the book. Still definitely worth a read.

4.25/5

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Jul 11, 2022 Sarah cunningham rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2022

YA mystery - good quick read of a true-crime student who gets into her dream school to research and solve the cold case of the prior owners daughter but ends up getting caught up in a totally different death.

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