Very Bad People, Kit Frick
Very Bad People, Kit Frick
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Very Bad People

Author: Kit Frick

Narrator: Devon Sorvari

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/05/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

“A twisty, deeply satisfying ride.” —Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars

In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.

Six years ago, Calliope Bolan’s mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside. The girls escaped, but their mother drowned, and the truth behind the “accident” remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve. Now sixteen, she transfers to Tipton Academy, the same elite boarding school her mother once attended. Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities—including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail, an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend.

Calliope accepts, stepping into the exhilarating world of the “ghosts,” a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice. But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus, it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others.

As the society’s tactics escalate, Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother’s deadly crash. Now, she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory—and if the secret behind her mother’s death could be buried here at Tipton.

About Kit Frick

Kit Frick is a MacDowell Fellow and an International Thriller Writers Award finalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA from Syracuse University. She is the author of the adult suspense novels The Split and Friends and Liars, the young adult thrillers Before We Were Sorry (originally published as See All the Stars), All Eyes on UsI Killed Zoe SpanosVery Bad People, and The Reunion, and the poetry collection A Small Rising Up in the Lungs. Her books have been optioned for film and television and translated into nine languages. Kit loves a good mystery but has only ever killed her characters. Honest. Visit Kit online at KitFrick.com and on Instagram @KitFrick.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on December 05, 2022

Based on the first half of this novel, I thought it was going to be my favorite Kit Frick story to date. While I did enjoy the binge-worthy read, and believe me it IS binge-worthy, I found a lot of the conclusion just not leaving me satisfied. The mystery behind the mom's death was a little whomp-wh......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on April 13, 2022

Very Bad People by Kit Frick is a young adult mystery/thriller novel. The story in this novel is set in an elite boarding school with a mystery to the present and a mystery from the past to solve. Six years ago Calliope Bolan and her sisters were in the car with their mother when the car went off the......more

Goodreads review by kate on February 18, 2022

Twisty and fast paced with a solid idea behind it but sadly this didn’t do much for me. I wasn’t a fan of the writing style and the pacing, characters and ‘big reveal/twists’ all fell a little flat for me. Having loved I Killed Zoe Spanos, I was sadly underwhelmed with this one.......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on April 27, 2022

Six years ago, Calliope's mom drowned in a tragic car accident. Calliope and her two younger sisters survived the crash, but they never knew exactly what caused their mother to drive into the lake, and it's haunted Calliope ever since. Now, at sixteen, she's heading to Tipton Academy, the same board......more

Goodreads review by kendall ʚĭɞ on January 21, 2023

release march 5th ••• when i say i love YA mystery, this is what i mean. The twist, the turns, the unreliable narrators - everything. calliope bolan is starting at tipton academy. she’s looking to leave her small town and move on from her mothers tragic death, but ends up finding answers that she didn......more