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#Giveaway Review YOU’LL BE THE DEATH OF ME by Karen McManus @writerkmc @randomhousekids @GetUnderlined @RockstarBkTours Ends 12.20

November 26, 2021 By Mary

I received this book at no cost from the publisher

You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
ISBN: 0593175867
Published by Delacorte Press on November 30, 2021
Pages: 336
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
Goodreads
four-half-stars

YOU’LL BE THE DEATH OF ME

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the YOU’LL BE THE DEATH OF ME by Karen McManus Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About the Book:
Title: YOU’LL BE THE DEATH OF ME
Author: Karen McManus
Pub. Date: November 30, 2021
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N (Signed Edition), iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

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.

Type A Ivy lost a student council election to the class clown, and now she has to face the school, humiliated. Heartthrob Mateo is burned out–he’s been working two jobs since his family’s business failed. And outsider Cal just got stood up…. again.

So when Cal pulls into campus late for class and runs into Ivy and Mateo, it seems like the perfect opportunity to turn a bad day around. They’ll ditch and go into the city. Just the three of them, like old times. Except they’ve barely left the parking lot before they run out of things to say…

Until they spot another Carlton High student skipping school–and follow him to the scene of his own murder. In one chance move, their day turns from dull to deadly. And it’s about to get worse.

It turns out Ivy, Mateo, and Cal still have some things in common. They all have a connection to the dead kid. And they’re all hiding something.

Now they’re all wondering–could it be that their chance reconnection wasn’t by chance after all?

From the author of One of Us Is Lying comes a brand-new pulse-pounding thriller. It’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with murder when three old friends relive an epic ditch day, and it goes horribly–and fatally–wrong.

Reviews:

“With fast pacing and her signature flair for the dramatic, McManus weaves a masterful tale of secrets, lies, and twisted intentions that will be sure to keep readers guessing whodunit, from start to finish.” —Booklist (Starred review)

“A master of the teen thriller delivers again” —Kirkus Reviews

“…a believable, pulse-pounding thriller.” —Publishers Weekly

Join Porter Square Books for a virtual event with bestselling author and master of suspense Karen M. McManus for the release of her highly-anticipated new YA thriller, You’ll Be the Death of Me! Karen will be joined on-screen by Courtney Summers (The Project). This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast. *Signed copies of You’ll Be the Death of Me are available!* https://www.crowdcast.io/e/youllbethedeathofme/register

 REVIEW 

Three besties from middle grade have gone their separate ways in high school and when they met up by accident in their senior year, they hope to make a bad week get better.  Ivy. Mateo, and Cal all find themselves together when they see someone they know leaving school for the day, so they all decide to follow and skip school.  This turns out to be the worse decision possible. The three find the body of a classmate they saw leave and that turns their world upside down.

This starts out slow but then the story kicks into high gear with all sorts of twisty turns and I fell in love with the characters.  Yes, at times they seem very formulaic but they each come off as individuals with unique personalities and I understood why they were very best friends in middle grade.  That long-term relationship between them comes roaring back.  I was surprised by the ending.  I usually guess the ending but this one caught me by surprise.  Yes, all of McManus’ books need to be filmed.

 

About Karen:

Karen M. McManus is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of young adult thrillers. Her work, which includes the One of Us Is Lying series, Two Can Keep a Secret, The Cousins, and You’ll Be the Death of Me, has been translated into more than 40 languages worldwide. Karen 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. For more information, visit www.karenmcmanus.com or @writerkmc on Twitter and Instagram.

​You can find Karen at @writerkmc on Twitter and Instagram.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of YOU’LL BE THE DEATH OF ME, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/22/2021 NatReads Review
11/23/2021 @readingwordsmith Review
11/24/2021 @amysbooknook8 Review
11/25/2021 BiancaBuysBooks Review
11/26/2021 For the Love of KidLit Excerpt
11/27/2021 Bookhounds YA Review

 

Week Two:

11/28/2021 @simplybeccamee Review
11/29/2021 Jenguerdy Review
11/30/2021 Thindbooks Blog Review
12/1/2021 Midnightbooklover Review
12/2/2021 The Book Nut Review
12/3/2021 @curlygrannylovestoread Review
12/4/2021 The book review crew Review

 

Week Three:

12/5/2021 Kait Plus Books Review
12/6/2021 It Starts at Midnight Review
12/7/2021 Coffee, Dogs & Books Review
12/8/2021 One More Exclamation Review
12/9/2021 Confessions of a YA Reader Review
12/10/2021 Stuck in the Stacks Review
12/11/2021 @thebookishfoxwitch Review

 

Week Four:

12/12/2021 My Fictional Oasis Review
12/13/2021 Rajiv’s Reviews Review
12/14/2021 BookBriefs Review
12/15/2021 Momfluenster Review
12/16/2021 onemused Review
12/17/2021 emilythebooknerd Review

 

four-half-stars

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Comments

  1. Sherry says

    November 27, 2021 at 1:47 am

    Sounds like a very interesting book.

  2. Bonnie says

    November 27, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    Congrats on the new release! It sounds intriguing.

  3. Nancy says

    November 29, 2021 at 5:22 am

    Your book sounds like an interesting and engaging read.

  4. bn100 says

    December 3, 2021 at 8:49 pm

    intriguing

  5. Sunnymay says

    December 6, 2021 at 7:55 pm

    I was surprised by the teens discovering the murder of their classmate. It looks like a good YA Mystery.

  6. holdenj says

    December 19, 2021 at 4:39 am

    I liked her earlier ones, so looking forward to reading this.

  7. Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader says

    December 22, 2021 at 8:32 am

    I’ve been meaning to read this author forever! Hopefully I get around to it soon!

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