All the Pretty Things, Emily Arsenault
All the Pretty Things, Emily Arsenault
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All the Pretty Things

Author: Emily Arsenault

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/19/2020


Synopsis

For fans of Sadie and The Cheerleaders comes an all new thriller about a boy who turns up dead under suspicious circumstances and the one girl who may be the key to solving the mystery of his untimely death.

For Ivy, summer means roller-coaster season, spinning cotton candy at the Fabuland amusement park, and hanging out with her best friend, Morgan. But this summer is different.

One morning, Morgan finds a dead body. It's their former classmate and coworker Ethan. To make matters worse, Morgan is taken to a hospital psych ward only days later, and she's not saying much--not even to Ivy.

The police claim that Ethan simply took a bad fall, but Ivy isn't convinced and realizes it's up to her to get answers. What she finds is unsettling--it's clear that some people aren't being honest about Ethan's last night at Fabuland. Including Morgan. And the more secrets Ivy uncovers, the closer she gets to unraveling dark truths that will change her life forever.

About Emily Arsenault

Emily Arsenault is also the author of The Evening Spider, The Broken Teaglass, In Search of the Rose Notes, Miss Me When I’m Gone, What Strange Creatures, and the young adult novel The Leaf Reader. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Well, I want to name my reads with Bryan Adams’ “So far so good”album but unfortunately I name them with my favorite U2 song and “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” This book seemed like a promising mystery. One young boy, Ethan who is also staff member, suffering from Down Syndrome found de......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea

Well this is tough, because I loved the premise behind All the Pretty Things and it had some truly creepy moments, but the whodunnit is quite obvious from the early stages of the story. That, coupled with the stilted dialogue and dads who say "Ummm...?!" at the beginning of every sentence truly wore......more

Actual Rating - 2.5 Stars Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by the publisher, Random House Children’s, via Netgalley for an honest review. Wow. I mean… … …what the actual f**k? There were about a dozen different ways I saw this story going, but the way it DID go? Wow. This lovely little tale is told by......more

Goodreads review by Alexa

This one is a bit of a slow burn, for fans of "slice of life" YA contemporary who like messy characters and bits of suspense. I was drawn in initially by the "set at a small town amusement park" angle, which indeed is the book's strong suit. Fabuland felt so real, and I love all the weird quirks of......more