Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1)

Posted on 18 June 2018 by Maureen Johnson

Author Maureen Johnson weaves a tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a new series Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens A place he said, where learning is a game Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym, Truly Devious It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history True crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan She will solve this cold case That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester But something strange is happening Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy The past has crawled out of its grave Someone has gotten away with murder. Free Read [ Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1) ] author [ Maureen Johnson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I LOVED THIS BOOK If you need a new YA mystery novel, this is the one for you Truly Devious totally took me by surprise I had no idea I would love this book as much as I did Cw murderI loved our main character, Stevie I wish this book existed in high school so that I could have had a female protagonist interested in true crime to relate to I feel Stevie is extremely competent, self aware, and has a really great head on her shoulders I also loved her best friends, Janelle we needb I LOVED THIS BOOK If you need a new YA mystery novel, this is the one for you Truly Devious totally took me by surprise I had no idea I would love this book as much as I did Cw murderI loved our main character, Stevie I wish this book existed in high school so that I could have had a female protagonist interested in true crime to relate to I feel Stevie is extremely competent, self aware, and has a really great head on her shoulders I also loved her best friends, Janelle we needblack girls who like girls in STEM fields in media, and Nate he s such an apathetic lil bean who I hope getsdevelopment in the sequel I wasn t a crazy big fan of David I guess he is considered the love interest Truly Devious is FAR from a heavy romance story, but there is definite attraction He just sort of weirded me out Motives uncl...Um what I need book 2 right now The end was such a teaser, things were just starting to come together I need answers HahaThat cliffhanger though.3.5 StarsI don t think I m suppose to like this book I mean I should like it and I did like it but I don t know why I liked it The plot sounds great Stevie is a True Crime fanatic something we share in common who s bookcase is filled with the great detective novels, such as Sherlock and Poirot She listens to True Crime podcast and is obsessed with the ID channel again something we share in common and hopes to become an FBI agent when she grows up Stevie applies to and is accepted into El 3.5 StarsI don t think I m suppose to like this book I mean I should like it and I did like it but I don t know why I liked it The plot sounds great Stevi...I didn t know this would have a sequel I AM SHOOK With most books that switch back and forth between timelines, there is usually one I likethan the other That wasn t the case here Between present day and the past, we were presented TWO intriguing murder mysteries to solve Though I didn t love the conclusion here and felt we weren t exactly given enough clues to solve the present day mystery until the very end, I literally gasped out loud no less than three times while reading, and that I didn t know this would have a sequel I AM SHOOK With most books that switch back and forth between timelines, there is usually one I likethan the other That wasn t the case here Between present day and the past,... Schools may be famous for many things academics, graduates, sports teams.They are not supposed to be famous for murders. Albert Ellingham created a school that knows no limits He wanted learning to be a game for those who attended Tuition is free and everyone learns at their own pace It s a dream for anyone to attend Although, shortly after it opened, Ellingham s wife and daughter were kidnapped and never found A mysterious riddle listing ways to murder had appeared a week prior signed on Schools may be famous for many things academics, graduates, sports teams.They are not supposed to be famous for murders. Albert Ellingham created a school that knows no limits He wanted learning to be a game for those who attended Tuition is free and everyone learns at their own pace It s a d...It took me a whole to warm up to this murder mystery, but the ending is so danged good I can t wait for the second in the trilogy Why is everything a trilogy Teen super sleuth Stevie gets into the elite Bellingham Academy on her letter alone which is about how much she wants to solve crimes The school comes with its own kidnapping and murder and she knows all about it and wants to solve it She is an oddball so of course I took to her right away and has never had too many friends and on t It took me a whole to warm up to this murder mystery, but the ending is so danged good I can t wait for the second in the trilogy Why is everything a trilogy Teen super sleuth Stevie gets into the elite Bellingham Academy on her letter alone which is about how much she wants to solve crimes The s...4.5 starsI am a huge true crime fan, so I was all over this story Love love loved Stevie and this cast of characters She s smart and maybe a bit odd and socially awkward, but I loved being in her head The rest of the cast is just as equally intriguing and I immediately didn t trust anyone Plot wise, it s captivating The story is told in two threads the story of Albert Ellingham, his family, and those events the current timeline It was an effective way to get the information without an i 4.5 stars...3.5 stars Was a solid 4 star book for me until that ending Those last few pages will make it or break it for peopleThis book was intriguing That cliffhanger, though Not so much a cliff as a gentle slope rtc me I don t read books with sequels that I ll have to waitthan a year for, do I look like I enjoy torturing myself me actually holds book 1 in my hands never mind buddy read with my soul sister

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18 June 2018

Maureen Johnson