I want to say in the 90s, but I’ve become painfully aware recently that that was actually 30 years ago. The gist of Two Can Keep a Secret is this: A 17-year-old twin prom queen disappears in the early 2000s or something. But once I do, rest assured I’m definitely, maybe, most probably going to give up on my quest to find YA thrillers that work for me unless someone I seriously trust suggests something because I have little self-control when it comes to adding books to my TBR. I received McManus’ debut novel as a Christmas gift and I have yet to read that. Overall, these books make me feel very much like…Ī 16-year-old will say something like “I’m not a child!” And I’m just thinking, bitch you SO ARE?!? Like what are you even talking about?Īnd then the 18-year-old who works part-time at a grocery store starts decorating her new apartment that has brick walls and quartz countertops and I just want to fucking scream because my first apartment had stained carpets, fake brown-wood laminate cupboards and my bike was stolen. Alas, of the 55 books on my “young-adult” Goodreads shelf, I have like 3 of them. I feel like a YA thriller would really help me unwind. Yes, I see a therapist regularly, thank you. Being constantly inundated with the most heinous plotlines can warp a person who also watches too much news. I wish I was! I would love to relax with a YA thriller because the R-rated shit can get to be too much. I am just not the right audience for this genre. In almost every case, it’s has been an “it’s me, not you” situation. I’m not here to shit on your genre of choice. That’s not to say that the books aren’t good. Welcome to yet another edition of “Krystin tries to read YA!”Īside from Undead Girl Gang, which I totally fucking loved, I feel like I’ve been trying for 84 years like that lady from Titanic to get into YA mystery/thrillers and it’s just one disappointment after the next. Filed Under: Jamie Lee this Prom Queen ain’t.
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