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Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1)

Maureen Johnson

Start date: September 1, 2021

Finish date: September 30, 2021

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Aug 31, 2021 AziaMinor rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Overall Rating : C

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This was less of a mystery and more of a contemporary feel along with political statements, which would have been fine if I was aware before I started. Contemporary isn't my thing normally and I hate it when it pops up in my murders and I'm not prepared.

And really after 200 pages I expected more than just character introduction repeats. But I guess that's why there's 2 other books? If I read the others maybe I'll find out more.😕

Really the only people I enjoyed was Stevie, Nate, ...more

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Sep 30, 2021 AK rated it liked it

Shelves: reviewed, unfinished-series

3.5 stars

Schools may be famous for many things: academics, graduates, sports teams.
They are not supposed to be famous for murders.

I have a lot of thoughts and theories with regard to this book considering I thought a lot while reading. It would be wonderful if at least one of them panned out. I wouldn't say it's a great book but it presented the base for quite a good mystery. I was surprised to see that the two central mysteries were not solved in this book, but were being carried onto the n ...more

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Sep 12, 2022 Shelley rated it it was amazing

Stevie is accepted into a very elite school where students are encouraged to learn however they want (within reason). She is more than thrilled because she loves mysteries and the school has a very big one that has never been solved. Ellingham Academy was created by Albert Ellingham and within the first year of operation, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. A student from the school was also murdered.
Stevie knows everything about the case and wants to make her project solving it, since it has ...more

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Jun 15, 2020 Meghan rated it really liked it

When I first picked this book up I couldn’t get into it And was gonna return it to the library when the pandemic hit. I focused on a few other Library books I wanted to read and then I decided to pick this book back up again. Once I picked this book up I couldn’t put the book down. I loved all the characters so I put all the rest of the books on hold at my library. Maureen Johnson is becoming a Author I would keep reading her books.

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