Another heavy read (obvious from the synopsis but hella trigger warnings for suicide!) but a really good book! Some murder mystery vibes but there's also magic and teenagers figuring themselves out and their relationship with their community and families. ( )

Really well written mystery with excellent characters - I'm not a huge fan of realistic YA fiction, so I was perhaps not the best audience for this. But I still enjoyed it, and I know lots of our teens will love it. ( )

3.5 stars

In a beautiful, touristy small town in New Zealand, Keri has just lost her older brother to suicide. When an old friend, Janna, comes around and suggests Keri’s brother may actually have been murdered (like Janna’s older brother years before, who was also assumed to have committed suicide), the two meet up with someone from out of town who’s older brother also “committed suicide”. There is an odd pattern here and the three of them are going to find out what’s going on and who actually killed their brothers.

I enjoyed this. It’s YA, so not earth-shattering, but it was enjoyable. Each chapter switches viewpoints between Keri, Janna and their friend Sione, so we get a little bit of everyone’s point of view. ( )

Plot: 4 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Style: 4 stars
Pace: 4 stars

A bit predictable, but love the deft handling of cultures and GLBT and magic all weaving together. ( )

Karen Healey has done it again.
Could NOT put this down.
So good! ( )