All the Pretty Things

By: Emily Arsenault

Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating

For fans of Sadie and The Cheerleaders comes an all new thriller about a boy who turns up dead under suspicious circumstances and the one girl who may be the key to solving the mystery of his untimely death.

For Ivy, summer means roller-coaster season, spinning cotton candy at the Fabuland amusement park, and hanging out with her best friend, Morgan. But this summer is different. One morning, Morgan finds a dead body. It's their former classmate and coworker Ethan. To make matters worse, Morgan is taken to a hospital psych ward only days later, and she's not saying much - not even to Ivy.

The police claim that Ethan simply took a bad fall, but Ivy isn't convinced and realizes it's up to her to get answers.

What she finds is unsettling - it's clear that some people aren't being honest about Ethan's last night at Fabuland. Including Morgan. And the more secrets Ivy uncovers, the closer she gets to unraveling dark truths that will change her life forever.

©2020 Emily Arsenault (P)2020 Recorded Books

Interesting!

My 13-year-old daughter and I listened together. The book sparked great conversations about subtle hints that someone is a predator. We talked about sexism as the mysteries unfolding. I initially thought a female character placed romance over responsibility. We also discussed a character being more important than career success.

Meh

It was very confusing. Honestly thought it was going to be a murder mystery. That's what I thought by the summary, but what I got was a very confusing bit of running around and questions of why a lot of the information was relevant. Not an awful story all in all just confusing and very meh

Not Impressed

I loved the setting of this book. A theme park your dad owns? Count me in. However, it was not impressive at all. I don't recommend.

I will never get these hours of my life back

Long, and boring. Had loads of potential, but it was a just a huge let down.