Karen M. McManus Fan Club discussion

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Please please don't read this if you haven't read the book yet. Go read the book though it's incredible.




I loved this book not only because it was one of my first murder mysteries, but the twists and turns kept me guessing at every turn. Let's talk about the characters...they were so real and raw for being a ya mystery. After they revealed that Simon orchestrated it all I was left in shock and rethought the whole book. I went back to reread it a little while after so I could find the intimations pointing to Simon.

Question...who did you think was the killer before it was revealed?

I agree, Cass!
I had no idea it was going to be Simon!
I thought the killer was Bronwyn for a while, honestly.

I agree. She seemed to have the knowledge to pull it off, but I really didn't want it to be her.

Definitely!
I was totally expecting it to be that underdog type, especially when we learned what Simon knew about her.

Yes, cause I thought that was her trigger since she was so hyper focused on her grades (which girl felt that). I felt like Nate was too obvious as the scapegoat, and Addy and Cooper just didn't seem like killer types to me. Not that Bronwyn gave off killer vibes, but she definitely seemed like the meticulous planner, but Simon's choice was shocking. It fit his character so well that I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it before

If it would've been Nate, I would've been so disappointed, because like you said, it was too obvious. When I reread the book, I loved seeing the foreshadowing.