"Mean Girls meets Donna Tartt's The Secret History with a little bit of Riverdale mixed in. So yeah, it's epic."--HelloGiggles"In People Like Us, Dana Mele delivers the Gossip Girl meets Pretty Little Liars young adult novel you've been waiting for."--BustleKay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she's reinvented herself entirely. Now she's a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. But when a girl's body is found in the lake, Kay's carefully constructed life begins to topple. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which, as it unravels, begins to implicate suspect after suspect, until Kay herself is in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. But if Kay's finally backed into a corner, she'll do what it takes to survive. Because at Bates Academy, the truth is something you make...not something that happened.Debut author Dana Mele has written a taut, sophisticated suspense novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
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People Like Us
von Dana Mele
"Mean Girls meets Donna Tartt's The Secret History with a little bit of Riverdale mixed in. So yeah, it's epic."--HelloGiggles"In People Like Us, Dana Mele delivers the Gossip Girl meets Pretty Little Liars young adult novel you've been waiting for."--BustleKay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she's reinvented herself entirely. Now she's a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. But when a girl's body is found in the lake, Kay's carefully constructed life begins to topple. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which, as it unravels, begins to implicate suspect after suspect, until Kay herself is in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. But if Kay's finally backed into a corner, she'll do what it takes to survive. Because at Bates Academy, the truth is something you make...not something that happened.Debut author Dana Mele has written a taut, sophisticated suspense novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(2)
Rezension von Camille*spoilers!!* i don't even know what to say about this book. i had a lot of thoughts. i was wrong about most of them. the last mystery book i read where a girl just suddenly helps the amateur sleuth solve the mystery, the girl ended up being wonderful and a great friend. that did not happen this time around.
Rezension von Natália Oliveira<blockquote><b><i>“We should definitely be nicer to people. You should think about that.” “Nice is subjective.”</i></b></blockquote> I do love me some mean girls stories, and add to that a good mystery/thriller and I'm all in. That's what happened here. Kay is such an interesting and complex character - she is a mean girl through and through, but she also tries to do what's right, especially with all the guilt she carries with her. She's smart and driven, and very resorceful. I also love how all the girls in the school are queer and how that's not a big deal - they don't make it the focus of the narrative, there is no drama around the subject, it's just a part of the character's personalities, it's how they are and that's it. Yes, some romance is an important part of the plot, especially the tense relationship between Kay and Brie, but it's not the main focus of the entire thing. I also enjoyed the complicated dynamics between the Bate's girls. It's something I like about Mean Girls-kinda books, how twisted and strategical their friendships are, and how unhealthy, but totally relatable that is. This was also a very pshicological book - it dealt a lot with mental issues, the messed up dynamics and relationships Kay has in her life - and also a very dark and atmospheric one. The writing is fluid and compelling and the final plot twists was kind of unexpected. I mean, I did figure out the whodunnit, but not why or how. Honestly, the who left me a little disappointed, because I thought it would be more interesting if someone else (another very likely suspect but with a deeper connection with Kay) would be the killer - motivationally, it would have made even more sense. But I liked how it played out, how everything unraveled slowly and I was pulled in into Kay's head and heart. There were some plot holes and some loose ends that weren't dealt with by the end, but it was a very enjoyable book with all the elements of a good YA mystery. I look forward to read more of Dana Mele in the future!