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You'll Be The Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
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Book Synopsis
Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning of a very bad day.
About the Author
Karen M. McManus is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of young adult thrillers. Her work includes the One of Us Is Lying series as well as the standalone novels Two Can Keep a Secret, The Cousins, You’ll Be the Death of Me, and the upcoming Nothing More to Tell. Karen's critically acclaimed, award-winning books have been translated into more than 40 languages and have sold more than four million copies worldwide. She lives in Massachusetts and holds a master's degree in Journalism from Northeastern University, which she mostly uses to draft fake news stories for her novels.
Book Reviews
I particularly liked the addition of the two jokers running a school YouTube news channel, their intermittent audio script added great humour to the story. Read the full review by @AnAverageLife88
McManus writes in such a way that you just want to keep turning pages and it’s not even in a ‘just one more chapter’ way. You’re not consciously prolonging a reading session, you just keep turning and turning. Read the full review by @Rebbie_Reviews
This book is full of twists, action, and mystery. You will not be disappointed. Read the full review by @cissova
You’ll Be the Death of Me wasn’t a perfect book by any means, but it sure was addictive as heck! Read the full review by @frappesandfic
I loved how the narration alternated between the three main characters and gave a different perspective and thoughts to events. Each chapter drew me into that character’s narrative but then often a curve ball is thrown in the next chapter completely changing my perceptions and suspicions. This meant I quickly became suspicious of everyone which was a lot of fun for me. Read the full review by @cats_herding
Awards
#1 New York Times bestseller
#1 ABA IndieBound bestseller
A USA Today bestseller
A Junior Library Guild Selection, Fall 2021
A YALSA 2022 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
An Amazon Best Young Adult Book of December 2021
Discussion Questions
Quotes from You'll Be The Death of Me
“You can be right in principle and still wrong in approach.”
“Nobody should be that good at so many different things. It doesn’t build character.”
“Silence falls as we get lost in our own regrets.”
“We all make mistakes, right? And almost never see the fallout coming.”
“But are people supposed to abandon potential soul mates just because of a few socially constructed complications?”
“Plus, my parents have great insurance, and savings, and all those other things Henry talks about when he’s trying to convince me that I should get a business degree alongside an art degree. You need a safety net, he always says.”
“Oh, I have big plans. Netflix, ice cream, cutting Gabe out of all my pictures and burning his head. It’s gonna be a whole thing.”
“Here's the thing about powerhouse people: you have no idea how much they take on until they can't do it anymore.”
“My mother planned the first time she and Dad ever left me and my brother alone—for four days—with the same thoroughness and military precision she brings to everything.”
“It’s normal for people to grow apart when they reach high school, I guess, and it’s not like our friend breakup was some big, dramatic thing.”
“It’s normal for people to grow apart when they reach high school, I guess, and it’s not like our friend breakup was some big, dramatic thing.”
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4 comments
LOL - some of those quotes had me snorting coffee out my nose
ReplyDeleteIt was such a good book. Nice bits of humour mixed in with the mystery, romance, and everything else.
DeleteI like a murder story with a bit of humour. This one sounds good.
ReplyDeleteI've turned into a Karen M. McManus fangirl. I loved One of Us is Lying too. I also binge watched the series of it on Netflix, which although isn't as good as the book (it had differences too) was amazingly good. I can't wait for the next season.
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