By: Karen M. McManusPlot: Five stereotypical high school students all wind up in detention, where one of them ends up murdered! Dun dun dun.
Thoughts: I was determined to figure this book out. But it doesn't take long to realize that these are all likeable characters and you don't really want any one of them to be the murderer. I knew it wouldn't be the two in love, obviously. I thought it was that girl for a long time, but that couldn't be right. Then I got to the sentence that made up the title of the novel and realized that one crucial word was left out. What turned out to be the ending had crossed my mind, but by then I was just waiting for the ending to unfold, not as obsessed with figuring it out myself.
This was a fun easy read, dare I say campy? The writing was good though and I enjoyed all the characters. It's like reading a 90's high school movie. Which wasn't a bad thing. Do they really make high school movies anymore? Normal ones without any teenagers having super powers or something. Anyways, this book isn't ground breaking literature but it isn't trying to be. It's just fun. It's a perfect summer beach read. And yes there is the stereotypical "bad boy" and "bookish girl" love story and I ate it right up.
Rating: 3/5 I mean it is kind of misleading but I forgive it.