Book Reflections

Content Tags:  Death, Gossip, Bullying, Mystery Description from  Storygraph : Welcome back to Bayview High . . . It's been a year since the events of One Of Us Is Lying. But nothing has settled for the residents of Bayview. Not now someone has started playing a sinister game of Truth or Dare. Choose truth? You must reveal your darkest secret. Choose dare? Well, that could be even more dangerous. Even deadly. When the game takes an even darker turn, suddenly no one at Bayview High knows who to trust. But they need to find out who is behind the game, before it's too late. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Another re-read before beginning the newest installment in the Bayview series.  Sometimes sequels that don't follow the same characters can be a little bit iffy. Like it's trying too hard to be like the first but not quite the same. That is not the case in this book. The characters featured in Book 1 are still present and playing supporting roles while the story focuses on new charac...

Content Tags: Alcoholism, Self-Harm, Genocide, Abuse, Murder, Addiction, Colonialism, Depression, Systemic Violence Description from the back of the book: Keera is a killer. As the king's Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the king's favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow.  She tracks her target into the magical lands of the Fae, but Faeland is not what it seems... and neither is the Shadow. Keera is shocked by what she learns, and can't help but wonder who her enemy truly is: the king that destroyed her people... or the Shadow that threatens the peace? As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago, one that will test her in every way. To keep her word, Keera must not only save herself, but an entire kingdom. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This is another book I've read this year that really drives home that some books are way more  impactful a...

Content Tags: Death, Gossip, Bullying, Mystery Description from  Storygraph : On Thursday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.  Bronwyn, the brain , is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty , is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal , is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete , is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast , is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investi­gators, his death wasn't an accident. On Thursday, he died. But on Friday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they just the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...