Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

Nine Liars was my first book of the year for the Unhinged Reading Challenge, and it was mediocre at best. I really enjoy this series as a whole, but this feels like the weakest entry for sure. A trip to London and the opportunity to solve a murder should have been a slam dunk for this group dynamic, but it was kind of boring. The actual murder mystery was shoved into the last 15% of the book and it was so rushed. Stevie was the most insufferable whiner, and I was so tired of listening to her complain about things and pine after David (who isn’t all that great to begin with). I waited a long time to read this book after buying it, and now I don’t really feel bad for doing so. I’m glad I can go back to the rest of the books in the series and enjoy them, at least!

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