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For me, the moment I read the synopsis, I knew I had to read this book. Mystery has never been one of my go-to genres, but I figured this one sounded like it would be definitely worth a try.
The way the first chapter starts will hook you immediately and you will find the plot intriguing, which will keep you guessing at who the real murderer is. The story is told from two perspectives: Brynn and Mia. Both were best friends to Summer Marks and we alternate between the two characters’ perspectives with chapters broken up with quotes from The Way Into Lovelorn.
Brynn is easily a favourite. She was funny and her points of view were the funniest in my opinion. She admitted to the mistakes that she made even if she didn’t voice them out loud. She had flaws, but so does every character. Mia was a lot more quiet and didn’t really say much to most people. She stood up when something wrong was done or said so that’s one thing. Both girls had their own things to deal with in this story and it was enjoyable getting to know how different they both were from one another.
The story was really easy to get into. I was interested from the beginning until the end and you’ll find yourself playing detective and keeping a mental profile of all the characters trying to guess who the murderer really was. Personally, I guessed who really killed Summer early on in the book but kept it aside. At some point, I was 100% sure I was right. Turns out I actually was. I felt like guessing the killer really dimmed the magic of the story for me a little bit. For many other readers though the killer was a complete surprise so it really depends on the person. That being said, I’d still recommend this book! Overall, the story was really enjoyable, especially the writing style too.
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Synopsis | Goodreads
It’s been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods.
Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly.
The only thing is: they didn’t do it.
On the anniversary of Summer’s death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago—no matter how monstrous.
