Poe enthusiasts will appreciate McGinnis’ adherence to her inspiration’s darkness.' - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 'A wickedly disturbing and wildly entertaining tale of vengeance, guilt, and secrets. The slowly unfolding mystery and chilling cliff-hanger will cement interest for the next volume.' - Booklist

'McGinnis cleverly weaves elements from Edgar Allen Poe’s stories. 'An intricate, duology-opening story of mystery and revenge by McGinnis with significant nods to Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre work. As the first book in a duology, the story ends in a cliff-hanger, which heightens anticipation for the second installment. Well-versed Poe fans will gobble this up, but the heartache, revenge, and anger that ooze from these pages should entice any reader.' - School Library Journal (starred review) Their linked tragedy and trauma is expressed in prose that is by turns gritty and heart-rending, and they join a lineup of strong, flawed, and intriguing McGinnis main characters. 'McGinnis draws heavily upon the works of Edgar Allan Poe to deliver a gripping modern retelling of “The Cask of Amontillado.” Tress and Felicity are expertly fleshed out. * A Junior Library Guild Selection * Texas Tayshas Reading List of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year * Tress will have her answers-or settle for revenge. A Halloween costume party at an abandoned house provides the ideal situation for Tress to pry the truth from Felicity-brick by brick-as she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute. only that she can’t look at Tress without feeling shame and guilt.īut Tress has a plan. Felicity has buried what she knows so deeply that she can’t even remember what it is. One misstep could send her tumbling from the top of the social ladder, and she’s worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montors the night they disappeared. The entire town shuns her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather at what locals refer to as the “White Trash Zoo.”įelicity Turnado has it all: looks, money, and a secret. When her parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home, Tress lost everything. Tress Montor’s family used to mean something-until she didn’t have a family anymore.

Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Truly Devious! In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship.

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