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Well. I was so excited to be approved for this book. I remembered enjoying the first book, The Agathas (though I couldn't recall much of the plot or characters), and this cover is super cute! Unfortunately this sequel was not very enjoyable. Things were going okay for the first 3/4 of the book, the pace was good and I wanted to see what happened. I don't find the alternating POVs to add much to the narrative, and the two voices aren't distinct enough from each other for me to really tell the two main characters apart very well when I'm reading each perspective. On top of that, some of the twists and mysteries just seemed so obvious that this book felt more appropriate for middle grade readers than YA. For one of the protags supposedly loving Agatha Christie mysteries, she didn't seem that great at putting clues together, which was frustrating as the book was supposed to be building towards the finale but I was bored because I had put everything together and was just waiting for it to be over. I really wanted to DNF this book at 75% but stuck it out, and honestly, it wasn't worth it. After this disappointing follow up, I don't think I'll be back for any more of this series.

It’s paining me to write this, but: “The Night in Question” is such a let-down to “The Agathas”. Cheesy dialogue, uninteresting love interests, and a glacial mystery put me in a book slump. Plus, this lacked the girl-power friendship magic of the first installment, which was the major draw of the series anyway.

I really liked the first book in this series when I read it last year so I was excited to read the second one. I enjoyed this book just as much as the last one and I’m hoping there will be a third book.

This was a lot of chaotic mystery fun. I really enjoyed how intricate the mystery became and the different strands for unraveling it. I found that in typical books I'm trying to figure out how or whodunnit, but I just enjoyed being on the journey with the Iris and Alice.

I look forward to the next one in the series, I'm hoping there will be a little more relationship development in the next books since it felt a little sparse between the two protagonists and their respective love interests. A little more character development with a mystery will continue making the series strong.

I love Agatha Christie so a teenage drama that unfolds around two girls who solve crimes based on the books, sign me up. I love the first book and felt it was so clever so I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the follow up. When I won this ARC I was excited and this book didn’t disappoint. I felt it was better than the first. Fingers crossed the girls stir up more trouble and get a book three.

I had a harder time getting into this book than the last. Now that Iris and Alice are friends, the tension in their relationship isn’t as much of a driving factor. I have a hard time with characters who have no regards for their personal safety or their future, and Alice especially was very idgaf about everything. The secondary cast of characters felt a little awkward, and even the way the mystery was tied up felt rushed and implausible. HOWEVER, the old Hollywood storyline was super fun, and I love Iris and Alice. They are brilliant and funny feminists, and I will follow their misadventures to however many books we’re lucky enough to get.

When I read The Agathas last year I had such a blast. I am a sucker for anything Agatha Christie-esque. Throughout that book I was engrossed. I had no idea it was going to have a sequel but when I heard this one was coming out I was immediately ready to read it and see where the characters go next. I thought this sequel was fun and I really enjoyed seeing the characters again!

The Night in Question, the second book in the Agathas mystery series, finds Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams attending a Sadie Hawkins dance at Levy Castle, the site of one of Castle Cove's unsolved murders. Mona Moody, a classic film star, died in the island castle almost a century ago. Alice, who is wandering around looking for clues about Mona's death, walks into a new crime scene. Rebecca Kennedy is lying in a pool of blood, and Helen Park is standing over her holding a letter opener, the presumed murder weapon. Although the police think it is an open and shut case, Alice and Iris suspect that Helen is innocent and set out to prove it. Quotes from Agatha Christie's mysteries, as well as fictious quotes from Mona Moody movies, open each chapter. This book comes out May 4, 2023.

Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson have returned to Castle Cove in “The Night in Question,” the fantastic sequel to the New York Times bestseller, “The Agathas.”

Last fall, Iris Adams and Alice Ogilvie became the talk of their town when they solved the murder of their peer, Brooke Donovan. After putting Brooke’s killer behind bars, life begins to return to normal for the two teenagers…until the night of their school dance.

Following the brutal assault of another classmate, Iris and Alice get back to work to get to the bottom of this case. As they start their investigation, the two realize that the present case is connect to the past, specifically the tragic death of starlet Mona Moody in the 1940s. Following the lessons from Agatha Christie, Iris and Alice uncover a conspiracy that spans decades and race against the clock to find out what really happened—both in the 1940s and at their school dance.

I was very fortunate to be allowed to read “The Agathas” ahead of its publication and I have been dying to know what happened next to the best teen detectives since Nancy Drew! “The Night in Question” did not disappoint! Although the stakes aren’t as personal as in “The Agathas,” this book will still keep reads up past their bedtimes to learn “whodunnit.”

One of the best parts of the series are the two main characters, Iris Adams and Alice Ogilvie. The two teenage girls are distinct in their differences, which keeps it interesting for the readers. Iris is fierce and strong. She determinedly pushes through the trauma of her childhood in hopes of being able to move beyond it and live what she considers a normal life.

Alice is also fierce, but in a sharper way than Iris. She is remarkably blunt and largely apathetic towards the majority of the people she encounters in her dogged pursuit of solving the case.

I spent most of the book awed by how well Glasgow and Lawson managed to capture the nuances of being a teenage girl. Both of the female leads have a lot of personal problems that weigh heavily on them over the course of the book but neither are in a place where they want to share it with the other. This leads to frustration and snappish behavior, which is a common teenage experience and was really neat to see represented so well.

The plot of “The Night in Question” was obviously excellent. As someone who works in the history field, I loved the addition of the mystery surrounding the 1940s movie star Mona Moody’s tragic death and was enthralled by how Glasgow and Lawson managed to connect that with the modern day attack on their classmate. The book was full of twists that would make Agatha Christie proud.

In summary, Glasgow and Lawson wrote a phenomenal YA mystery that you should read as soon as possible!

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I really hope there aren't as many high schoolers in real life out there trying to solve crimes as there are in YA books. I definitely liked this follow up to the Agathas, but as an adult I was stressed a lot by the bonehead choices that Iris and Alice continued to make. While it didn't spark for me quite as much as the Agathas did, I did really like the sort of two for one mystery here - their classmate is violently attacked at Levy Castle, the historic mansion that also featured in the first book, during a Sadie Hawkins dance. Her attack ends up intersecting with the long ago death of Mona Moody, an actress in the late 1940s who married Charles Levy and lived in the castle until allegedly falling to her death as a result of being weakened by tuberculosis. As I was reading, I had the feeling of this going a bit too fast, and while that's probably the point with a mystery, I just didn't get as absorbed in it as I did the first one. Still a fun read and I'll definitely read the next Agathas book (which I hope is coming!).

I absolutely adore the crime solving duo of Iris and Alice. Their continued friendship and problem solving is what makes this book. I love how this work of fiction intertwines the reality of being a teenage girl. I love how in depth the authors had to think to connect all the dots by the end of the book. I hope there’s more books to come!

This was a great investigative YA, I would rank it better than A Good Girls Guide To Murder. (Though both are 3 stars for me.) Of course you expect some unbelievable aspects in a YA, but they stood out more than I would’ve liked and are my reason for the mid rank. It was pretty predictable but the characters were endearing. I’d you’re a YA fan, I’d recommend it to you.

Thank you to the publisher for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟🌟💫 4.5 stars!

I read the first Agatha’s book a few months back and absolutely devoured it! As soon as I saw there was a second one coming out, it went to my “want to read” shelf immediately!

The story picks up a few months after where the first book ends! We’re right back with Alice, Iris, and the Zoners who get thrown into another murder (attempted) mystery!

I really loved the plot of this sequel! I love how it follows a current mystery while weaving in murder mystery from the 1940’s. I love how the authors brought the story full circle and connected each every part of the mystery and the characters! These authors always do an amazing job of making sure to cover all their bases when laying out the murderers plan and there are never any plot holes when it’s concluded, which is SUPER refreshing!

I’m hoping there’s a 3rd book to continue Alice & Iris’s story! If there is I will definitely be grabbing it!

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s, Delacorte Press for an early copy of this book!

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Another delightfully clever mystery featuring Alice and Iris unraveling the truth behind an attack on a classmate during the Sadie Hawkins dance. The old Hollywood backstory adds richness to the plot, and the castle where the attack takes place, with its secrets doorways and rooms, is the perfect setting for a mystery. I really enjoyed the development of Alice and Iris’s friendship and the struggles each girl faces with her parents. Justice is imperfect but the ending is satisfying. I love The Agathas and hope for more in this series!

The Agatha's are back! This time, their friend Kennedy is attacked at a party and another friend is found standing over the body. As Alice and Iris investigate what happened, they uncover a murder mystery from the past that they struggle to solve as well. The friendship between Alice and Iris is at the heart of this mystery and I enjoyed every minute!

I was super excited for this one! I loved the first book in this series, The Agathas. I love YA mystery novels. I really enjoyed this one as well. I am hoping there will be a third book .

The Agathas are back and better than ever! Kathleen Glasgow continues to give us a great mystery and wonderful characters. I love the unlikely friendships and overall attitude of our primary protagonists. I hope this series continues in the future.

Loved this sequel! The Agatha’s, Alice and Iris, are back, along with the Zoners helping out. Another mystery to solve, this time an attack on a former friend that is mixed with the mystery of Mona Moody, a necklace and a family feed. This book didn’t disappoint. I love the balance between Alice and Iris, how they bring out the best in each other while fighting crime. Alice will always need Iris as her voice of reason while Iris needs Alice to be the voice that pushes her out of her comfort zone. I truly hope we get a third book some day!!!

a murder mystery featuring a set of teen detectives who idolize Agatha Christie, THE murder mystery writing icon herself? yes, please.

the night in question is DELIGHTFUL. the story moves at a rapid fire pace (and honestly, all mysteries really should), the characters are committed to justice while still deeply flawed, often borderline idiotically courageous and very likable because of that. there’s a slight theme of romance woven in throughout, but it’s really a minuscule subplot, and takes the backseat to the protagonists’ friendship, which is lovely to follow along with. plus, the dialogue is interesting, which is thanks to a slew of relatively kooky new characters that are introduced.

my only gripe is with the big reveal and that ending…honestly, what was that? it almost feels like the authors’ poured so much time and energy into ramping up the build up to the heart of the story, which meant that when they had to wrap things up, they had nothing left to pull from. I’m still not sure the ‘who done it’ makes that much sense — and at the very least, it’s not a satisfying conclusion, but more of a silly, albeit somewhat sad, one.

in spite of that, the night in question is still a solid read. if you’re a YA fan who doesn’t mind a little mystery every now and again, this is absolutely the book for you.

*thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

This is the follow up to The Agathas and I think that it was just as good if not better. I loved it. I will definitely read more in this series as it comes out.
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