ALIBI: The Complete Series (Books 1-4 Omnibus)
Authors: Annie Miles, John Byrne, Isabel Eckersley, Sorrel Provola, Twist Literary
Genre: YA Mystery/Suspense
Description:
Abigail Shelton is dead.
Spring Valley's golden girl is found floating face-down in her boyfriend’s pool, hands bound behind her back, head bleeding, drugs and alcohol in her system. Her friends are the only suspects – and they all have reasons to want her dead. Everyone has an alibi, but no one is innocent.
ALIBI is a 4-part young adult e-book series. Each one-hundred page installment reveals the perspective of a different character: the secret love, the nemesis, the boyfriend, the best friend. As their tales unfold, we learn that Abby is not as perfect as everyone believes, but she’s not the only one with secrets to hide. This page-turning tale of suspense, betrayal, murder, and lust will keep fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars up and reading well past curfew.
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ALIBI is a collection of 4 short novellas that complete a series. It revolves around the death of Abby Shelton. Each of the stories is told from a major character's point of view - in effect it is each of their alibi's for the murder. Behind the seemingly perfect life of the victim is a web of lies and deceit, woven by those closest to her. All the stories overlap and provide a backstory that leads up to the night of the murder, and will eventually answer the question of who killed Abby and why.
This is an intriguing set of short stories that intertwine to reveal a full scale tale of mystery and suspense. The characters are all told from various points of view - from first person to being observed by others around them. It makes the narrative really engaging and interesting, seeing the various layers of the characters and the lies they tell everyone. I found the plot line to be very enthralling at first, but it seemed to fizzle out as the stories went on, eventually coming to a very dull and obvious (at least to me) ending. There were definitely a ton of twists and unseen events throughout the book, which kept me on my toes. I liked how the stories were all told from varying perspectives. It made it really different from other books in the genre. This is a well written and engaging story of suspense and mystery that will have readers guessing who the killer is all while exposing the truths that people try to keep hidden.
Giveaway: 20 eBook copies of Alibi, 10 eBook copies of THE DIRTY SECRETS OF MARKHAM SAVOY (Colebrook # 1)
Great review Steph, I enjoyed this series, and thought it was cleverly done using multiple authors, and thought the stories intertwined well. Sorry it fizzled towards the end for you.
ReplyDeleteGood review and thanks for the giveaway! I've never heard of this series and I might have to check them out. Happy reading!
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