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4 star Read. A y/a murder mystery. Beginning was a little slow and confusing but I really enjoyed the second half . Everything wrapped up nicely in the end . ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Connotation - The connotation is the title because a lie can‘t really kill you it can only hurt you

Denotation - The denotation is that the lie that they have told will get someone in so much trouble that they will want to kill they‘re self

in the title this lie. A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false,typically can be used with the purpose of deceiving someone. Generally, the term lie carries a negative connotation and depending on the context a person who communicates a lie may be subject to social, legal, religious, or criminal sanctions. denotation is to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive She was lying when she said she didn't break the vase.

Because I‘m doing the same book that I did last time, the summary has not changed very much. 5 teens supposedly all have some sort of link to a person‘s death that happened at a party one year ago, and now exactly one year later, a mysterious person has brought them all to a mansion where they will compete in a murder mystery dinner for a scholarship worth 50 000 dollars.

I haven‘t gotten very far into the book, but the main plot is that 5 teenagers all went to a party a year ago where someone ended up dying at that party. Then, a year after that event took place, those 5 teens each get an invitation to an isolated mansion where they will all compete at a murder mystery themed dinner for a scholarship worth 50,000 dollars.

I am posting a book every day from my TBR collection.

Day 33

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The premise for this story is so cool! Imagine if Pretty Little Liars and Clue had a mash up, this is kinda what you would get. I'm in the middle ground with it. While I loved the idea of the plot, and the characters were well crafted, I felt lost in the setting at times. Still, I enjoyed it for the most part and would read more from this author. 3⭐

Was unsure about this one for quite a chunk of it, found the characters annoying but then when it all came together towards the end it was quite good
#Murder2020 (book 62)

When Juniper receives a black envelope inviting her to take part in a murder mystery scholarship competition shes immediately suspicious. But w/50k dollars on the line she can't say no & so she finds herself reluctantly attending, along w/four classmates. As party begins they realize that this is no game, it's revenge, & everyone is a suspect.They came for the chance at a scholarship, but they'll be lucky to escape w/their lives

This was the second audiobook I‘ve finished, and, again, I really wish I‘d have read it instead of listening to it (it took me several months to finish). It seemed like a fun YA mystery thriller. There was a lot going on, and I feel I lost a lot in translation with the frequent gaps and breaks I took in listening to this. I liked it enough to read another of her books.

Chelsea Pitcher‘s YA murder mystery is THE BREAKFAST CLUB meets CLUEDO but for me the prose was overwrought and purple, the plot relies both on contrivance and implausibility while the characters are little more than broad brush caricatures who behave in ways that require you to suspend disbelief (while one character could be cut without making any difference to the overall read) such that I found the book to be a chore to get through.

To fans of 'one of us is lying' ignore the sticker on the front. This is nothing like the one of us books which were brilliant. In this I found the characters under developed and unlikeable, over complicated storyline and finally the god awful writing. Full of twee clichés, cheesy & over romanticised narrative. I gave up because I couldn't bear having to pick it up again. Swerve this, don't be fooled by the alleged similarities to Karen McManus.

Onto my next... So excited 🤪

Wasn‘t my fave read this year but still really good

Roller skating, Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles ⛸☕️📖💕

I really tried to like this (yet another) YA teen thriller.

I like d the plot, but not the execution of it, just seemed over complicated for the sake of it. Characterizations were lacking. It did get better towards the end but not by much.

The UK cover has the ' if you liked One of Us is Lying' which in my opinion isa much better book that this.

Another holiday read to leave at the hotel.

If you liked One of Us is lying... then this book is for you! The synopsis compares it to Clue and Riverdale and it did not disappoint. 4/5 stars!!

Next up on audio!! Man I‘m on a roll this week!!! Book number 5!!!

5 teenagers receive an invitation to a scholarship contest with a difference. Instead of money, they are playing for their lives.

I love good thrillers but this one didn‘t live up to my hopes. The story was muddled at times, but the main issue was that I didn‘t care for the main characters. A big case of instalove didn‘t help either. 3⭐️

Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Simon & Schuster UK Children‘s, for the opportunity to review an ARC.

All I want to do is read my book but The Goonies is on and apparently it is completely unacceptable that I have made it to this stage of my life and have never seen it. Plus side: BF has been driving me nuts with "Hey you guys" for years and I've finally discovered the source ?
#ISuckAtMovies #Goonies #ARC #MaybeICanSneakMyBook