Dead Girls Can't Tell Secrets
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A gripping new psychological thriller from the author of Little Creeping Things—can a grieving girl discover the twisted truth behind her sister’s hiking accident?
Piper Sullivan never should have been at Suicide Point the day she fell. Her older sister, Savannah, knows this with all her heart—just as she knows that Piper’s “accident” was entirely her fault. Savannah did something awful, something she can barely stand to think about, and now Piper is in a coma.
But just as Savannah’s guilt threatens to swallow her whole, she finds something strange in Piper’s locker: a note inviting Piper to a meeting of their school’s wilderness club…at the very place and on the very day she fell. Which means that there’s a chance Piper wasn’t alone.
Maybe it isn’t Savannah’s fault, after all. Someone in the club might know what really happened. Someone might have done something. But why? If Savannah wants to find out the truth about that tragic day, she’ll have to join the club on their weekend long camping trip…on the very same mountain where her sister fell. And with everyone in the club a suspect, she’ll need to be careful or she might follow her sister into the dark.
Originally published as The Dark Way Down
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This was such a quick read for me, and not only because of its length (204 pages). The mystery and the sister relationship kept me flipping the pages.
I thankfully hadn't looked this book up on GoodReads before requesting and reading this book. I was surprised to see the relatively lower average rating because I actually quite enjoyed this read. It is short and quite straightforward in its range of topics, but it is a solid mystery that kept me guessing!
The main character, Savannah, is no Poirot. She's driven by her love for her sister, and guilt. She takes wrong steps, unnecessarily puts herself in danger, accuses the wrong people, but this all feels true to her character and her motivations.
I really enjoyed how the story unfolded. I especially liked how the chapters with the sister's POV started to get included when we got closer and closer to solving the mystery. Adding to all the red herrings.
There are many twists in this story. I was convinced that I was right in my guess for most of the book to only realize I had been wrong the whole time.
I loved the relationship between the sisters, which was quite beautiful and real. I loved how they loved one another, despite quite a few missteps, and shitty parents that do their best to pit one against the other. I loved that they were still there for another despite all that.
Along the way to solving the mystery we also get to find out a lot about the interpersonal relationships between Savannah, Piper and their friend group. This does get into the YA drama between the characters. So if you are not a fan of YA, just be aware.
Thank you for the e-ARC @sourcebooksfire and @netgalley !
