I….actually have a valid reason for this read. For those who haven’t read my last review, you probably don’t know that ACOTAR is a five-book series, and I planned to read the entire series before moving on. Even though I read AGGTM about a month ago, I didn’t have the other two books in the series, and when I did, the vultures swooped.
My sister has been cast as the villain recently, as all the books I’ve recently bought, it feels like, have been snatched up by her. On top of that, the most horrifying bit is that she doesn’t respect books. I’ve explained books need to be treated well, you have to use bookmarks with my books, and absolutely no dogearing pages! But, she’s basically a psychopath; she breaks spines!! I can’t say no to her because she’ll just roll her eyes and call me eccentric—which, for the record, I am—and then everyone will hate on my love and respect for books. Guys, I’m seriously in the booklover minority over here. Please save me!
Anyway, I got GG, BB and immediately, my sister stole it, as she had also read GGGTM. Then, when I got the third book, As Good As Dead, she also stole that one! Now, basically, the entire series has cracked spines and curling pages, and I feel super uncomfy reading them. I still read GG, BB, but I kept thinking about the fact that I will be warier about letting people, ehem, my sister read my books.
So, back to the important part of this, the review; I definitely like this series and I liked this book a lot. As I stated in my previous post about GGGTM, I’m absolutely not a murder-mystery type. I do enjoy the thriller, who-did-it vibes, don’t get me wrong. But, this was the first murder-mystery book I read, and actually loved it.
The book follows Pip, obviously, the young, determined, sleuth who takes on local disappearances and murders. But, this time around, Pip is trying to leave her detective days behind her. After the horror and threats last time, she won’t put her loved ones at risk again simply in the pursuit of truth and justice. However, a close friend’s disappearance has her breaking her rules and following the clues.
Pip comes into contact with dangerous people, and by the end, she’s been tested and thrown off her feet by what she witnesses. I hope AGAD continues with her tough story and the comfort characters around her (I heart Ravi Singh!).
Genre: Y/A fiction, murder-mystery, thriller
Age: 13+
Rating: 8/10