L.A.'s Reviews > The Agathas

Happy Publication Day! ❤️
An excellent start to this phenomenal series...hands down!! It does appear as a YA mystery thriller, but you are caught up in the characters for a can't-put-down book, you will forget it is what it is!!!
The descriptions of the teenagers behavior are all too real for me and encountering what they call themselves "Mains" the popular kids.... then there are the "Zones" or "Emo" more transitional students trying to figure out where they identify. As unfortunate as labels are, the book gives you an aspect of both we know exist.

In the small town of Castle Cove, Alice, one of the "Mains" is dumped by Steve for her best friend, Brooke. Alice is heartbroken and disappears for a week without an explanation of where she was when she returns. When Brooke disappears and doesn't return, all eyes are on Steve. With a $50,000 reward offered by Brooke's grandmother, Alice and Iris, "Zones" are on an adventure to solve the case.
I laughed aloud at the incredible duo and Iris's resilience to overcome stigma and dreams of getting out of this town. The bond between the two shatters the lines between them for an unforgettable mystery thriller they are to solve with none other than the Agatha Christie series as their guide.
You can't go wrong there! I can't wait to read #2!
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children's books for this title in exchange for my honest review!