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Summary
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Lauren DeSanto's best friend and bandmate goes missing and she's the prime suspect. Lauren must unravel her friend's tangled life to uncover the truth and clear her own name.
Kadence Mulligan's star was rising. She and her best friend, Lauren DeSanto, watched their songs go viral on YouTube, then she launched a solo career when a nasty throat infection paralyzed Lauren's vocal chords. Everyone knows Lauren and Kadence had a major falling-out over Kady's boyfriend. But Lauren knows how deceptive Kadence could be sometimes. And nobody believes Lauren when she claims she had nothing to do with the disappearance. Or the blood evidence... As the town and local media condemns Lauren, she realizes the only way to clear her name is to discover the truth herself. Lauren slowly unravels the twisted life of Kadence Mulligan and sees that there was more to her than she ever knew. But will she realize she's unknowingly playing a part in an elaborate game to cover up a crime before it's too late?
Author Notes
Heather Anastasiu is the author of the young adult sci-fi Glitch trilogy. She grew up in Texas but recently moved to Minnesota with her family. She teaches creative writing at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis.Anne Greenwood Brown is an attorney by day and young adult novelist by night. Her works include the paranormal mermaid trilogy: Lies Beneath, Deep Betrayal, and Promise Bound. She lives in Minnesota.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 9 Up-This novel draws readers deep into the twisted world of two viral singing sensations and the boys who love them. Kadence (Kady) and Lauren are two best friends well on their way to breaking into the indie pop music scene, having already achieved Internet fame with their original songs that garnered thousands of hits and rabidly loyal fans on YouTube. Everything seems bright for these stars on the rise-that is, until Lauren loses her voice and Kady suddenly goes missing, leaving Lauren as the last person to have seen her alive. As the town and the online world turn on Lauren, she seeks solace in Jude, the handsome bad boy just back from the brink of a few psychotic episodes and stalking allegations. Where has Kady gone, and who can be trusted? Readers will hunt down the answers to these questions and more right up until the final, shocking reveals. Intriguing from the start, this work is easy to recommend to fans of April Henry. All of the usual suspects are accounted for in terms of genre tropes (broken friendships, romantic betrayal, jealousy, bullying, and rumors running amok throughout the halls of high school), but they're all presented in a fresh and modern way without overtly trying to be too hip. The authors really seem to grasp the fickle and duplicitous role that the Internet plays in the lives of their target readers, and they incorporate it seamlessly into their characters' development and plotlines. VERDICT A sexy, fascinating, fast-paced, and darkly dynamic mystery for teens.-Emily Grace Le May, Providence Community Library, RI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Betrayals and lies surround a girl's mysterious disappearance. Singers Kady and Lauren were a YouTube phenomenon and best friends until an infection damaged Lauren's throat, stealing her voice, leading Kady to ditch Lauren and go solo. When Kady goes missing after a performance at the coffee shop where Lauren works, suspicion falls on Laurenafter all, though they're supposedly best friends, they've recently had a massive fight. When public opinion turns against Lauren, the only one in her corner is handsome bad-boy Judereinvented from acne-covered bullying victim Nathan, Lauren's pre-Kady best friend, who has cause to hate both girls. The narration shifts, combining first-person chapters from various characters' perspectives (carefully written to cast suspicion on people without confirming guilt or ruling anyone out) and undated video-diary entries from Kady. As Lauren and Jude try to assemble a list of people with reason to hurt Kady, a picture is painted of a sociopathic bad girl willing to hurt anyonebut is that girl Kadyor Lauren? And how stable is Jude? Although characters occasionally stretch credulity and a sexual-assault storyline set amid the drama strikes a sour, tawdry note, the dark friendship is addictive. Endlessly twisty, this deliberate head trip will keep readers guessing until the very end. The kind of dark, wild ride that begs to read in a single sitting. (Mystery/thriller. 14-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Kadence Kady Mulligan and Lauren DeSanto were an online singing sensation until Lauren's vocal chords were affected by a throat infection. Kady was patient with Lauren at first, but when Lauren didn't heal fast enough, she became a solo act. That, plus a fight at school over Kady's boyfriend, started disintegrating the bond between the girls. Now, Kady is missing after a show, and the evidence points to Lauren, despite her assertions of innocence. When the town and the media publicly convict her, it's up to Lauren to clear her own name and find out what happened to her friend. Relationships between characters are potent and heartbreaking, set within scenes brimming with tension. Anastasiu and Brown roll out the plot's details using different points of view and a nonlinear plot development guaranteed to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Exhilarating and filled with twists and turns, the mystery lasts until the final page.--Fredriksen, Jeanne Copyright 2016 Booklist