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Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1)

Maureen Johnson

Start date: September 1, 2021

Finish date: September 30, 2021

Discussion: BOTMs

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Jan 11, 2022 Avery rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, booktok-made-me-do-it, murder-mystery, mystery-thriller

“You have to take things as they are, not how you hear they're supposed to be.”

Soooo, I have thoughts. And theories. Not good ones. But theories nonetheless.

But mostly, I cannot wrap my head around this mystery. I am absolutely awful at riddles and I would be a terrible detective. There were so many twists and turns throughout this book, and I just want to know who Truly Devious is!! I had so many different suspects and I still have no idea as to who they could possibly be.

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Apr 24, 2022 matildaa rated it really liked it

omg i rlly do rate every book 4 stars

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Dec 05, 2022 April rated it really liked it

Shelves: enemies-to-lovers

Near perfect. I'm embarrassingly afraid of horror and this YA murder mystery creeped me out, but Truly Devious was a beautiful blend of eloquent language, academic atmosphere, and chilling scenes with murder. I loved Stevie and how self-sufficient she is, even when no one takes her true crime knowledge seriously. The pacing was slightly slow, but I can't wait to read the sequel! ...more

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