Two Can Keep a Secret | 
pickThis is one book where I was so invested in the storyline that I needed to finish it before I went to sleep at night. As always, Karen McManus blew me away with her writing style and ability to really throw in a shock factor. I literally could not guess the ending of this book, which is why I loved it so much. I think One of Us is Lying was a little more intense, because of the multiple POVs, but I HIGHLY recommend this thriller!
Ummm just when I‘m starting to wonder where the action is in this book. It hits me right in the 😱😱😱😱
Ummm just when I‘m starting to wonder where the action is in this book. It hits me right in the 😱😱😱😱
The sun has showed up again! I plan to spend the rest of my afternoon outside finishing off this 😎🌞
When you are to the point in the book where you just can‘t put it down! #whodoneit #craycray 🧐😱
so-soPretty standard YA fare. A good mystery for teens, but I prefer the sharper teeth of adult whodunnits. That‘s just me!
pickokay WOW this was great. I really love that her audiobooks include full casts!
4 audiobooks came off hold for me in the last few days and I‘ve been looking forward to them all I don‘t know where to start!
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As the second born to a golden first, I felt this deep in my soul #joeyslittlesister #forever
pickThia book was definitely not what I expected. Though it didn't have all the twists and turns Karen McManus' debut novel, this book still kept me on the edge of my seat. It was an easy and interesting read. I had a hard time putting this one down.
pickI enjoy reading YA mysteries even as I find myself thinking, “you should be more careful!” anytime the main character asks potential suspects dangerous questions. I enjoyed this one as much as One of Us is Lying. I even woke up a little early to finish it before work, which is a big deal as I love sleep.
pickI really like this author. She has a strong creative voice in the thriller genre. She really takes an idea and brings a lot of elements together to make it entertaining and suspenseful. This book is about generations of missing girls and murder centered in a town with a horror theme park at its core. There are so many interesting pieces of this story that made it hard to put this one down!
#AugustABC day 1 is #alliesalways!
A little late, but I‘m playing catchup! Maybe a little reaching, but it struck me that it would fit, so here it is!
#summerreads
pickI really liked this book, although I liked One of Us is Lying much better. The ending was kind of anticlimactic, but I liked the characters and their relationships. There was a little more diversity in this book, with one of the main characters being mixed, and two side characters being LGBT (but that‘s not their defining characteristic!). Anyway, if you‘re a fan of thrillers, especially the YA type, here‘s a book for you!
#summerreads
““Here lyeth the Body of Mrs. Samuel White” reads the last one we pass. Mia, momentarily distracted, aims a pretend kick at the stone. “She had her own name, asshole,” she says.”
#quote #feminism #cemetery #headstone #graveyard #spooky
1. I‘m on instagram, but Snapchat is my one true love.
2. I like letter writing, but no penpals. :(
3. I love cross stitching and writing and archery!
4. I would learn...how to...I don‘t know, paddleboarding. It‘s something a lot of my coworkers do but - surprise! - the one named Klutzy (me) has never tried it.
#hellothursday #skills #penpals #instagram #snapchat #hobbies #archery
pickDramatic and fast-paced . Took adequate care of my thriller junkie craving .
As riveting as one of us is lying . Enjoying the audio as I do my chores and daily walks .
so-soNot my favorite McManus, but not bad! I love teenage sleuths and I‘m always into fair-like places called Murderland. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book 23/30 for #bfcr2
Doing some reading while my hubby takes his exam to be a Registered Behavior Technician and get his dream job. He‘s nervous. I‘m nervous. Time for a murder mystery. We appreciate any and all prayers/vibes/etc.
pickI read the majority of this in one sitting and ended up staying up til almost 3 in the morning to finish it! 😱I got sucked in and had to know how it all ended. I figured out whodunit about halfway through but it still had a few twists that kept me guessing. 4.5⭐️
pickGood, suspenseful read that had me laughing out loud at parts. This would make a good movie. I really enjoyed the main characters. I liked One of Us is Lying better. For some reason I‘m more critical of when the bad guys are revealed. It‘s so hard to make sure it‘s not cheesy. A fun YA title overall!
pickGoooooooooooood stuff. Great audiobook. The narrators were awesome and really helped to push the emotions. Nice twisty story. And holy hell, the last sentence give me full body chills. One last knife in the gut.
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!
so-soWhile 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.
pickHistory 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”.
pickI'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.
pickKaren 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)
pickA 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! 😱
#LLB19 #bookpickedbyalittenyouadmire
pickThough 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.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Truth be told, I enjoy Mcmanus‘s YA thrillers. Recommended for fans of Pretty Little Liars
so-soI 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!
so-soA 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.
