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Clearly a good month for teen murder mysteries as I start on my second! I really enjoyed McManus‘ first book and am already 100 pages into this one after a lazy afternoon at home.

This is just one of the several books I‘m in the middle of reading! Treating myself to a rather unhealthy lunch but hey cravings lol. This is a really suspenseful read!

While I enjoyed the multi POV of Two Can Keep a Secret, I figured out the killer early on. Of McManus' two books in this series, so far, I definitely preferred One Of Us I Lying over this one.

#thisisit, my #maywrapup. The tagged book was my favorite! Best last line ever! 😮
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History bleeds into present when another homecoming queen goes missing in this town where girls go missing and don‘t come back. It is a good teen mystery but I didn‘t find it as frothily engrossing as “One of us is Lying”.

I'd give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. The last line of the book almost bumped me to a 4 star, honestly. Great finish. The rest of the story was fun too, very YA. Reminded a bit of a CW show, or Pretty Little Liars. And not just because the title includes words from the theme song. This was a guilty pleasure book for me, so I will definitely be picking up other Karen McManus books soon.

Karen M. McManus's Two Can Keep a Secret is a worthy follow-up to her first book One of Us Is Lying (which I loved!). In this excellent YA mystery, Ellery and her twin Ezra move to their mother's hometown, the site of several murders of young woman (including their mother Sadie's twin sister). The narrative alternates between Ellery and hometown boy Malcolm, whose older brother was a suspect in one of the murders. (continued in comments)

A really good read! My only complaint is that there are a lot of characters to keep up with, but the author keeps you guessing about whodunnit. And the last line!!! OMG! 😱
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Though I think her first book was a little bit better, I still enjoyed this YA mystery/thriller. So many secrets in Echo Ridge - and when disappearances start happening, it brings up memories of another crime from twenty years ago. The very end was creepy! McManus has a knack for writing thrillers.

Great finish to this book while driving today.

I wanted to love this book, but I didn't like it nearly as much as One of Us is Lying.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Truth be told, I enjoy Mcmanus‘s YA thrillers. Recommended for fans of Pretty Little Liars

I liked this one better than One of Us is Lying, but it still had its own problems. Namely, there were too many secrets going on, some of which wrapped up too easily and some of which weren‘t answered clearly enough (don‘t want to spoil anything here). Still an enjoyable YA mystery though, and I will give major props to that chilling last line!

A high school student & her twin brother move in w/their grandma when their mom is sent to rehab. When another student goes missing, the town is a buzz w/ memories of 2 other girls who went missing years before. I was a bit disappointed in this one. It felt predictable & having one of the characters obsessed w/true crime felt like a distraction rather than a plot point. I really loved the author‘s 1st, One of Us Is Lying, and would recommend it.

Enjoying a few quiet moments with #Zeke before my family get together later on today. #catsoflitsy

This was an okay read for me. I felt that the writing wasn't executed well. Instead of a nice summer/vacation with a crime to solve and a past to reckon with, the story felt sloppy. There were so many sophomoric moments that diluted the story altogether.

In Echo Ridge, homecoming court is not a safe place to be. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwLPwhwnVwf/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=144d90...

So good! This author is a master at creating stories that suck you right in. The characters were all realistic and easy to get along with, the dual POV was perfect for the story, the twists and turns kept coming, and even though I actually guessed the ending about halfway through the book it was still surprising the way it all went down. So much fun, I only wish it were longer! 8/10⭐️

I WAS RIGHT about the killer and about THAT OTHER THING I feel SO SO SMART just call me Sherlock 🕵️‍♀️

One of the most chilling endings I‘ve read recently

So many suspects! I have no idea whodunnit 😱

.....I just went into the library to renew my library card.

Excited for this one 😍

Oh boy 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️ #3of12

Disappearances/deaths of teenage girls in one small town across time may or may not be related when threats begin and another girl goes missing. McManus‘s first book was terrific and this is a fairly rote whodunit which takes too long to get started. By the end I really didn‘t care about the reveal. I hope her third book is better.

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TFW you realize the main character‘s MOTHER is younger than you. 😫

The amount of secrets can get a little overwhelming and confusing at times, especially with new theories every bloody chapter 😂

Other than that, I really enjoyed it ! Quick palette cleanser of the #YA kind !

4 🌟

Just finished; heart still racing; that last line gave me chills. *shudders*

Another good YA thriller from the author of One of Us is Lying.

Any guesses on what her next book might be called?! Three‘s a Crowd? You and Me and te Devil Makes Three? I dunno I just hope she keeps going with this numbers thing, it‘s fun.

All of Fright Farm‘s success is based on how much people love to be scared in a controlled environment. There‘s something deeply, fundamentally satisfying about confronting a monster and escaping unscathed.

Real monsters aren‘t anything like that. They don‘t let go.

p. 181 #twocankeepasecret

Sunday Funday ♥️ #CharlieTheFox

I guess my shins and knees make a comfy napping spot 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🥰 ♥️

1. Two Can Keep a Secret; Becoming
2. I haven‘t been to the movies in ages, but I‘m currently binge watching the new season of The OA. I am the only person I know who is obsessed with this show. Anyone else out there watch it?!
3. Coffee ☕️

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Loving this so much! #bookclub

I am very proud of myself that I guessed who the killer was toward the end, though not the why of it or the particulars. This was a very well written thriller. The last 100 pages flew by. I had a lot of fun forming theories.

Karen McManus thrills again! Really enjoyed our March pick and happy to say that I‘m definitely a fan of this author 🕵🏼‍♀️ #MarchReads #BoundByHallowsBookClub

Almost done. 100 more pages to go. I can do it. ✊

Home sick today so I‘m snuggled up in bed with Juno. This book was awesome! McManus just nails the mystery. I don‘t even notice that her books are YA because it‘s so focused on the story. None of the normal teen angst or love triangles. Highly recommend it.

#sickday #corgisoflitsy #dogsoflitsy

Awwww yesss! So happy to dive into this compulsively readable mystery!!!

Hehehe I love that nose and I‘m digging this book!

#dogsoflitsy #corgisoflitsy #ya

This book was really good. There were some major plot twists I wasn‘t expecting. I think I enjoyed this book more than One of Us Is Lying, because I connected with the characters more. For some reason, I really enjoyed the small town feel of this book. Now on to my next #hpbuddyread

Last week was the elementary school book fair, this week it's the middle school's turn. This is my daughter's #bookhaul. Geez, she owes me some chores. The book fair gets expensive has the books get more mature.
I told her no nonsense, just books but apparently the sushi roll eraser was "just too cute to pass up". Ok, I agree and I'm definitely borrowing Two Can Keep A Secret when she's done.

Not bad. I liked her first book a little more. This was slightly more fast paced though. The ending does kind of give me chills

Caught what looks like a typo. Top chap 29. Bottom is chap 28. Pretty sure this follows a linear timeline.