"Gramps always said that when the crickets were quiet, something bad was coming. And the crickets have been as silent as the dead.
It started with the murdered deer in the playground with the unmistakable purple of a foxglove in its mouth. But in the dying boondock town of Emerald Cove, life goes on.
I work at Gramps's diner, and the cakes―the entitled rich kids who vacation here―make our lives hell. My best friend, Alex Pace, is the one person who gets me. Only Alex has changed. He's almost like a stranger now. I can't figure it out...or why I'm having distinctly more-than-friend feelings for him. Ones I shouldn't be having.
Then one of the cakes disappears.
When she turns up murdered, a foxglove in her mouth, a rumor goes around that Alex was the last person seen with her—and everyone but me believes it. Well, everyone except my worst enemy, Jenika Shaw. When Alex goes missing, it's up to us to prove his innocence and uncover the true killer. But the truth will shatter everything I've ever known about myself — and Alex."
Review:
This book was a doozy!!!! But in a good way I promise. This was like if Criminal Minds and Riverdale had a baby. Someone is killing animals, and soon after killing teens, posing their bodies and leaving a foxglove (a flower) in their mouths as their signature.
The suspect list is pretty long, because the cakes have been bullies forever, so their capable. But the townies have been bullied for so long, it’s not hard to think someone would finally snap.
Nova is somehow at the center, receiving cryptic letters in the mail, at work, and even taped to her bedroom window. A lot happens outside of the murders too, so it was like the whole town was being attacked at all sides.
I’ll be honest, I had my theories of who it could be, but none of them were right. Hell, the main character had theories and none of them were right. The killer came out of left field. Yes, in hindsight there were signs, but literally almost every teenager in town had signs that pointed to them, so how was I to know?
It was honestly really good. It was real and raw and traumatic. This isn’t a detective well-worn into the life of witnessing horrendous things, these are teens and the suspects are everyone around them. It’s frightening and sad but we see Nova trying to push through it all and come out the other side.
Overall, an excellent read. I suggest not reading it in the dark though lol. Lemme know your own thoughts and feels down below!!!
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