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A review by viktoriab
Dead Girls Can't Tell Secrets by Chelsea Ichaso
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to NetGalley for giving me an opportunity to read this book early!
I really enjoyed my (short) time with this book. It's a typical YA thriller set in a school / around the school setting. It follows Savannah whose sister is in a coma after a suicide attempt. Piper fell from a cliff called Suicide Point... or did someone push her? Savannah joins Survival Club to follow in her sister footsteps and shortly starts suspecting everyone of being connected to this situation. Were they guilty or is Savannah guilty?
Reading this was a fun experience and I only needed a few hours to fly through it. It definitely made me think about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder which is the best YA thriller I've read. Dead Girls Can't Tell Secrets is unfortunately not as good - it's too short, the intrigue is nothing outstanding, some reveals were very predictable and the main reveal was.. pretty lame to be honest. I wasn't surprised by the plot twist and I also wanted more - more family dynamics, more flashbacks to Savannah's and Piper's relationship, more explanation to some of the conflicts (especially the ones more deep than petty high school drama). This was a 3.5 stars read for me and I definitely don't regret picking it up! I'll be reading more from this author in the future.
I really enjoyed my (short) time with this book. It's a typical YA thriller set in a school / around the school setting. It follows Savannah whose sister is in a coma after a suicide attempt. Piper fell from a cliff called Suicide Point... or did someone push her? Savannah joins Survival Club to follow in her sister footsteps and shortly starts suspecting everyone of being connected to this situation. Were they guilty or is Savannah guilty?
Reading this was a fun experience and I only needed a few hours to fly through it. It definitely made me think about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder which is the best YA thriller I've read. Dead Girls Can't Tell Secrets is unfortunately not as good - it's too short, the intrigue is nothing outstanding, some reveals were very predictable and the main reveal was.. pretty lame to be honest. I wasn't surprised by the plot twist and I also wanted more - more family dynamics, more flashbacks to Savannah's and Piper's relationship, more explanation to some of the conflicts (especially the ones more deep than petty high school drama). This was a 3.5 stars read for me and I definitely don't regret picking it up! I'll be reading more from this author in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use and Suicide attempt