I haven't read Agatha Christie books, but I have seen some of the movies, so I knew I had to request this book. The cover caught my eye! Geared toward the younger part of YA even though it's a murder mystery

The Agathas is a YA mystery about, initially, a girl named Alice. She's rich, popular, and has it all. Until her boyfriend leaves her for her best friend, she disappears for a few days (a la Agatha Christie), and comes back with the whole town hating her for wasting the missing person resources. Now she's sort of a social pariah.

Iris is a social outcast who definitely knows the vibes, but also does not have much hope for liking Alice when she agrees to tutor her for a hefty sum. Not long after they start working together, Alice's ex best friend goes missing. No one is really taking it serious, partially because of Alice's previous stunt, and the girls take it into their own hands, alongside some of Iris's friends.

Alice is dealing with her fall from grace, the fact that her rich parents finance her life but don't raise her, and the pain of losing a best friend that she never got to make up with. Iris is dealing with being poor and the restraining order that she and her mom have out on someone who is sneaking their way back into their lives - her main focus is making the money needed for she and her mom to leave town.

Their blooming friendship is really fun to watch, the mystery investigation has plenty good twists and turns, and the ending has me super excited for the next one. I can't really say much at all about the mystery itself because it's all really a spoiler, innit

If you are looking for a diverse mystery, don't even check over here. I do not know of anyone in this story that isn't straight, white, and cis. Maybe a character with the last name Ramirez, and maybe one of Iris's friends, but neither of those are even explicit. But hey, I'd rather them not do it than do it badly I guess

This was a fun, engaging, and quick read. I would highly recommend for young adult readers looking for an interesting mystery — and it may even turn them to read Agatha Christie!

I thought this was a cute easy read. I found it a little far fetched that none of the adults seemed competent at all. The teen language was a little stilted but maybe that was on purpose? It seemed a little forced but maybe younger readers won’t mind.

This book was a total blast. As a huge Agatha Christie fan, I was immediately intrigued by the premise. I loved that there was a teen who also loved Christie, because that's when I first started reading her work. Unfortunately, though, I haven't been able to use my knowledge to solve any mysteries of my own. ;)

This book centers around a mystery involving the murder of a popular girl on Halloween night. She disappears into the woods, after fleeing a Halloween party, after which she is not seen or heard from for several days. After completing a search, her friends find her and decide to go on the hunt for clues about who killed her and why. I loved the dual narration: I think it worked really well and the voices were different enough but blended well. Alice and Iris had a believable friendship. I was intrigued by the mystery and enjoyed the satisfying twisty-turny ending.

This book also had a hint of Pretty Little Liars, which is something else I really enjoy, and when the texts from the blocked numbers come in leading the girls to clues one way or another, I'm immediately hooked. I liked how this book seemed to draw from many mystery tropes while giving us some great commentary on social class and financial gain, as well as the power of social media.

This would be a great book club book!

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for approving me for this amazing ARC. I absolutely love everything Agatha Christie, so I was all in once the premise of this book dropped. Honestly, this book was a lot better than I was expecting. For me, the story line of the book had nothing really to do with Agatha Christie, just a quote thrown in at the beginning of each chapter and a few Christie references here and there all because the main character of the book liked Christie's work. The book tackles a lot of topics including child abuse, domestic violence, violent relationships, drugging someone, and the power of social media. I absolutely loved the characters and there was a lot of character development between Alice and Iris. Between Alice and Iris it tackles the topic of social status and money status and the life between two lifestyles especially when they come together and the two become best friends. Sometimes switching between the two characters became a bit confusing, but overall it was easy to follow along. The book is very fast paced. I read the book in less than 24 hours. It was so much fun to read. Just when you think you figured it out, the plot took a major turn, and all of a sudden you find out who the murderer is. Sometimes, the book can become repetitive and you're sitting there thinking "why is this in the book?" but overall, it was a great start to the series, and I will definitely be picking up the next week. I decided to rate this book 4.5 stars rounded up.

I grew up on the fruits of the Golden Age of Mystery. Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Margery Allingham were my introduction to the murder mystery genre. My long Southern childhoods were filled with dogeared paperbacks filched from my grandparents' bookshelves, the Goodwill, and the Friends of the Library book sale rack at my local public library. As I grew, so too did the thriller genre, and these childhood favorites fell to the wayside as I devoured books that were a little darker, a little more intense, and a little more psychologically driven. It was not until I picked up "The Agathas' that I realized how deeply I had missed the murder mystery genre. I devoured this novel and loved every single moment of the reading experience. I would read a thousand mysteries with Iris and Alice at the helm of their investigatory group of outcasts.

Alice Ogilvie has garnered the unwanted, but not undeserved, status as a "poor little rich girl" after engineering her own disappearance after things with her uber-popular boyfriend, Steve Anderson, went south and he left her for her best friend, Brooke Donovan. Instead of coming back to the worry and attention she craved, she came back to a town determined to make her the selfish villain for wasting police resources and worrying everyone sick.

Her disappearance has had another unintended side effect when Brooke disappears after one of the most popular parties of the year, no one seems too keen to search for her. Despite Alice's attempts to raise the alarm and begin a real search effort for Brooke, the town refuses to engage in another "girl who cried wolf" search attempt. Enter Iris Adams, one of the smartest girls at Castle Cove High and just the woman Alice needs on her side to blow the case wide open after the police seem content to pin the disappearance on Steve Anderson. With Iris' intelligence, Alice's deep knowledge of Agatha Christie's cannon, and both of their secret desires to profit from the case (Iris desperately wants the reward money and Alice the positive attention that solving the case could bring to her tarnished reputation), they might just solve a murder.

With a style and flair that would make any of the old-school Queens of Mystery proud, Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson have delivered a can't miss novel. "The Agathas" will keep readers on the edge of their seats, and guessing to the very last page.

Special thanks to NetGalley and to Random House Children's for providing an Advanced Reader's Copy of "The Agathas" in exchange for an unbiased review!

The Agathas begs to be read in one sitting on a vacation! This YA mystery is a perfect, escapist story that will hook you from the first chapter. You'll be guessing from the start and wishing for more.

Alice and Iris make a classic mystery team and the duo leaps off the page. The authors crafted such realistic characters who are determined to solve the disappearance of another teen in their small town. They use the works of Agatha Christie as a guide. The authors captured the tone of old mystery novels so well. However, it's not necessary to be familiar with Christie's work to enjoy this one. The Agathas is approachable to all readers!

Fans of Brittany Cavallaro's Sherlock series will love this!

I had anxiously awaited this book for months after it was announced and was so excited when I received the email that I had been given an eARC. I had set aside an entire weekend to dive in and lose myself in this story. And then of course, life hit hard and I wasn't able to get into until months after release.

That being said, KATHLEEN HAS DONE IT AGAIN! Once life had calmed down enough, and I was able to sit down and read it, I became absolutely OBSESSED with this book! I could not put it down for the life of me! I had so find out what happened and who the culprit was (and of course tried to solve it myself!). There were definitely a lot of twists and turns that I did not expect (hello Rafael!) but it was a great discovery at the end!

I look forward to many more from Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson ( who will now be joining my long list of autobuy authors)!

Thanks to Net Galley for the advanced copy!

I have and will always adore a detective books. I love figuring everything out. I always try to beat the MC to the answers. A teen detective book is even more of a win for me. I cannot wait to purchase this book for my daughter. The story had amazing characters and I loved the twist.

Absolutely loved The Agathas! It is a quick read for sure! I cannot wait to read the sequel that comes out next year.

I loved The Agathas! Such a fun read with twists and countless Christie references - thank you for this masterpiece

What a great YA mystery read! It was engaging and kept me reading.

I loved the references to Dame Agatha Christie as I’m a huge fan of her writing. As the characters are trying to unravel what happened to their classmate, they bring forth tins of questions and make you question what you know for sure.

Highly recommended for those who love YA and mysteries.

I really enjoyed this read!! It was a quick read and one that i really enjoyed. It gave me massive nancy drews vibes and also a true YA Mstery. It was quick read. I also loved the friendship that was at the heart of this read! I also enjoyed how this book dealt with harder topcis! It was quick read ad one that i really enjoyed the side characters. I woudl love to see more books set in this world!!

This was a DELIGHTFUL YA mystery. Two girls come together to solve the Murder of a teen girl’s death. I loved all the nods to Agatha Christie. I would say this is perfect for fans of Karen McManus or J.T. Ellison. I heard that she plans a sequel and I’m so excited to see what these girls solve next.

This was a fun, easy read! I liked the characters. It was similar to One Of Us Is Lying, but it was great overall! I’m so excited for everyone to help Alice, Iris, and the crew solve mysteries!!

I ENJOYED…
☂️
Set in a small sea-side town, the Agathas is about a teenager disappearing after a party and two girls, forging an unlikely friendship as they try to discover what happened to her.
If you’re looking for a fun YA mystery read, this might be just it. One of my favorite things about this story was how easy it is to get immersed into the story and into the small town mystery. I found myself quickly turning the pages and, chapter after chapter, eagerly waiting to know what would happen next and who’d done it, as well.
Told from 2 point of views, this story follows Alice and Iris, two teenagers who couldn’t be more different.
Alice used to be one of the popular girls, up until she disappeared for a couple of days on her own. Now, she’s a lonely teenager, not talking much about her own disappearance, trying to cope with her absentee parents and her copies of Agatha Christie’s work. While I found it a bit hard, at first, to connect to Alice, I ended up really enjoying her and what she brought to the story. She’s bold, impulsive and certainly doesn’t always make the most obvious (or reasonable) choices, but she was so much fun to follow, too.
Iris is on the opposite side of the high school spectrum, hanging out with the not-so-cool kids, struggling with her mother to makes ends meet and focused on trying to get out of town and disappear as quickly as possible. I found myself growing very fond of Iris. She’s smart and doesn’t take your bullshit and I loved that.
The highlight of the Agathas was, for me, the unlikely friendship growing between Alice and Iris as the story goes on. They’re so different, yet we find them deeply caring for each other by the time the book ends and I loved that!
I also loved some of the themes explored in the story: the part social media played in the mystery, the corrupted town and its relationship with money…

I HAD A HARD TIME WITH…
☂️
While I had a lot of fun reading The Agathas, I have to admit that it wasn’t quite what I expected it to be, especially in regards of Alice’s disappearance. I’m not going to spoil anything for you at all, but my expectations weren’t quite met about that part of the plot. I wanted… more, maybe.
OVERALL
☂️
If you’re looking for a fun YA mystery, I definitely recommend trying The Agathas!

Thanks so much to the author, Delacorte Press, and Netgalley for the gifted advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts. All opinions are entirely my own. { partner } All of my reviews can also be found on Instagram @Tackling_TBR and on my blog at tacklingtbr.home.blog

TW: murder, drugging, some violence

This was a really fun YA mystery! It felt like a mix between an Agatha Christie and a mystery with Nancy Drew and her friends. There are also lots of really fun nods (some subtle, some not) to Christie's many stories, which I greatly appreciated. I mean, everyone had that Agatha Christie/Nancy Drew/true crime phase where they were obsessed and convinced that they were going to be the next great amateur sleuth, right? Was that just me and my friends? Interesting. Well anyway, really took me back to moving on.

This is definitely a YA mystery, so don't expect a ton of blood and guts. There's a bit of that, and a bit of violence, but no more than you would find on a show like Riverdale or Pretty Little Liars.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I would definitely recommend it to friends and fellow readers! I think the best way to read this book would be on a big bed with lots of pillows and blankets, just like Alice and her Christie novels.

I really had a hard time putting this book down. I haven‘t read a crime story in quite some time and this one really reeled me in. I liked the two main characters, Iris and Alice, and how their personal problems got interwoven in the story.

First off, this cover is amazing. While I love a mystery, I’ve never been an Agatha Christie reader, so a book by this title wouldn’t have drawn me in without it.

Second, the story is a really fun read. It has everything you want in a YA Mystery novel- angst, witty characters, and an unputdownable mystery that gets more interesting with each turn of the page.

Alice’s boyfriend dumped her to date her friend Brooke. After this happens and Alice confronts her friends and former boyfriend, she disappears for 5 days with no memory of it (Um, what? Say less, but tell me more. Please). THEN Brooke goes missing. Alice teams up with an unlikely cohort, Iris, and the two work together to try to solve the mystery of Brooke’s disappearance. Overall, great read and definitely recommend!