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Lindsay Willis
Sep 26, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: read-in-2021
I really liked this book. It was a good mix of YA and murder mystery. And I probably would have rated it 5 stars if not for the ending. A huge cliffhanger and nothing was really ever resolved in either of the two murders the book focuses on.

The character development was great and it was nice to see such a diverse group of kids who might not otherwise be friends, but who supported each other anyways. I really liked the main character, Stevie, too.

I wish it had just come to a good conclusion abo
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Elizabeth
Jun 28, 2021 rated it really liked it
Truly Devious is based on a mystery spanning several decades at the Ellingham Academy. Maureen Johnson writes a descriptive setting that I felt I was walking the grounds with Stevie and her classmates. Stevie is passionate about true crime and in solving the mystery from 1936 but then mysterious things begin to occur. The cast of characters are unique and any reader can find one of them to connect with. This story is told with a dual timeline and is full of mystery and suspense. I will continue ...more
Dizneeee
May 22, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: young-adult, arc-2018
Kelz
Sep 10, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Jessica Clemmer
Apr 14, 2020 marked it as to-read
Averie
Dec 17, 2020 marked it as to-read
Megan Schroeder
May 08, 2021 rated it liked it
Ash
Aug 11, 2021 marked it as to-read
Lily Gates
Oct 11, 2021 rated it it was ok
Kristine Robinson
Nov 15, 2021 marked it as to-read
Taylor Horney
Dec 09, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Samantha
Dec 07, 2022 rated it it was ok
Laura Beatty
May 17, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Shannon Cooper
Feb 28, 2024 marked it as to-read
Anne
Jan 27, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition