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"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓— 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑭𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒆."

Special thanks to @penguinteen @mk_pagano and @netgalley for the #gifted eARC.

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𝙈𝙔 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒:
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First off, WHAT A DEBUT!
This YA romantic thriller is great! It was filled with so many amazing reasons to read it, don't just take my word for it....

🔥Fast paced
🔥Young love
🔥Enemies to lovers
🔥Murder & mystery
🔥Smart characters
🔥Secrets
🔥Family first

How many more reasons do you need to grab this one asap and dive in?
I'm at a loss for more words, but trust me - this one is definitely worth the read!

𝙋𝙐𝘽 𝘿𝘼𝙔:
July 16, 2024


QOTD ❓️⁉️❓️ Do you prefer fast paced 🏃‍♀️ or slow burn 🔥?
Do you ever read YA books?

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Such a fast paced and exciting read. I don't usually reach for thrillers but this one caught my eye. The strong sense of love for family, compelling mysteries, and young love suck you in from the very beginning.
Addie is such a strong, passionate and smart character that you continue to root for throughout the story.
Uncovering so many secrets has you second guessing everyone in the story, you never know who to trust. I truly enjoyed every second of this story and I can't thank Penguin Teen, Net Galley and, especially, MK Pagano for letting me receive an ARC of this book.

Girls Who Burn is a perfect summer read. Addie and what's left of her family live in resort town. The summers are packed with wealthy tourists living in their summer estates. Her whole life has been shared with one of these wealthy families as the children from both families grew up together. Last summer Addie's sister died under mysterious circumstances, even Addie is a suspect. This summer a boy from the wealthy family dies under eerily similar circumstance. Again, Addie finds herself the suspect. However, as Addie investigates her sister's death, she uncovers many uncomfortable truths about her own family. This is a page turner that had me guessing until the very end.
Thank you MK Pagano, Penguin Publishing and NetGalley for the DRC.

Girls Who Burn perfectly entwines the danger and suspense of a thriller with the emotional, wonderfully angsty tension of an enemies-to-lovers romance. Pagano writes beautiful prose without sacrificing fast pacing, wrapping it all up in a twisty, thoroughly enjoyable mystery that’ll leave readers breathless to the very last page. Loved this book! Can't wait to read more from M.K. Pagano!

Thank you to Penguin Teen for a free advanced e-book of Girls Who Burn.

It's a fantastic read from start to finish, skillfully capturing the intricacies of youthful friendships and relationships, as well as the bond between family. I liked a lot about this book: the mystery, the characters, the town setting, the creepy forest. I think this book really shines with its characters, especially Addie. Overall, this book is a fast-paced, popcorn-worthy read.

Girls Who Burn

🌟 What a stellar debut!! I binged this in just a few sittings…it is a little bit second-chance (enemies to lovers) romance & a lot of secrets, privilege & murder!

🌟A year after her sister, Fiona, suspicious death Addie finds that her prime suspect is back! The police believe it was an accident but Addie believes it was Thatcher Montgomery. But when Thatcher is found dead the same was Fiona was killed…Addie & her summer friends work to find out who the killer really is!

🌟This was a fast-paced, twisty YA thriller! I loved the summertime friends group, having spent summers with my cousins, I really connected to that storyline. I found most everyone to be a little morally gray, which I always enjoy! This def gives Good Girls Guide to Murder vibes but with its own unique storyline. I love when the civilians try to solve the case! I love when an author crosses genres which I feel this one did great…some romance (I feel more 2nd chance vs. enemies to lovers) & a great thriller! Although I could see where the ending was headed it still had some good twists the surprised me! Enjoy my friends 🫶🏼

YA thrillers hit in just the right spot. This one wasn't any different.

Addie's sister Fiona died a year prior, and she hated herself for being drunk, and with a boy when her sister died, just hours after they had a huge fight.
The police think it was either a accident or suicide, but Addie doesn't believe that for one second.

The Montgomery's only are in town for the summer, and when they come back this time, another murder happens. Thatcher Montgomery was killed in the same area Fiona, was found a year earlier.

Addie is on a mission to prove something sinister is going on, and she's not sure who to trust.

This read was capturing from beginning to end.

I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I enjoyed this story! While I don't understand the correlation between the title and the story itself, I did think it was very well done. The story follows Addie who is trying to find out the truth about her sister's death, while many believe that it was an accident or suicide, Addie has never believed either option. When the person she was convinced killed her sister ends up dead in a similar matter, Addie is left with more questions than answers. So she turns to "frenemy" number one, Seth.
I loved the pacing of the book, it kept me turning page after page trying to piece it together. I can confidently say I had no clue who the true culprit was! I would love to read more by this author in the future.

Thank you Penguin Random House teen for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I have rather complicated feelings about this book, and overall it wasn’t really my favorite. I never did get an understanding as to what the title was about, and that is a pet peeve of mine. I never really go into it, I didn’t find it the fast paced page turner that others did, I found it rather boring. I read a lot of YA thrillers and generally enjoy them, this one just didn’t do it for me, it isn’t a bad book, it just isn’t the book for me.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this e-arc.

Big thank you NetGalley and to the publisher for the chance to review this book pre-release. Girls Who Burn is a fast paced, mystery that seriously threw me for a loop. I didn't know what to expect, which I really appreciated not being able to predict the twists. I will certainly be watching out for more books from the author going forward and will certainly be recommending it. 3.75 stars

woah, what a crazy page turner YA thriller!! i liked that it was fast paced and kept my attention. grab your popcorn and buckle up for this one.

Positives
Appropriate elements of the genre (corrupt police, plenty of suspects)
Keeps the reader guessing until the end.
Thrilling.

Areas to Improve
Title does not fit
Lots of repetition of information
Didn't like the Seth-Addie constant bickering
Too much narrow thinking and theories that don't make sense

In this YA novel, two murders are unsolved and countless theories surface as to who-done-it.

Good choice for readers who love thriller, mystery, and guessing until the end.

This book is a page-turner! I could not put it down once I picked it up!! Each chapter left me needing more till the very end! The cover draws you in but the story keeps you there!

Girls Who Burn is a fast-paced debut thriller. This book does waste time throwing you into the murder plotline. We start out with a few characters, and it grows by a few more as the story goes on and you learn about past drama that occurred between kids and parents in town. I did like the twist and didn't expect it, but looking back it makes sense

An epic thriller with a good romance subplot. Addie is convinced thatcher Montgomery is the one who kill3d Fiona. She's spent the last year trying to prove it, but when thatcher is done in, in the same way Fiona was, she turns to the least likely of allies. Seth Montgomery. The two have been frenemies since they were kids, but they come together to find out who hurt their families. All the twists and turns will keep you guessing at who the real culprit is. You'll think you know, but then something happens to have you thinking again. Such a great book!

This book was amazing. Opens up with two murders and goes from there. Addie is trying to figure out who killed her sister. She goes through all kinds of lengths to figure it out. Plus her on and off again relationship with Seth. I couldn't put this book down so good. I think if you like good girl's guide to murder you need to get this book

3.5 stars rounded up! MK Pagano has a way of pulling you into the story and not letting you go. This novel was face-paced and entertaining. I really loved the dynamic between Addie and Seth, and I won’t elaborate! I felt like I was constantly second guessing myself and I was overall happy with how it wrapped up. I was quite impressed with the author’s debut novel, and I look forward to reading more books from her in the future.

Thank you @penguinteen #partner for the gifted copy of this eARC.

If you love young adult thrillers this one will be right up your alley! In this wildly tragic chain of events we follow Addie who is in high school and has one of the most devastating things happen to her. Fiona, her sister, was going at the bottom of a ravine. Addie just knows it wasn’t an accident like it was ruled. She feels it in her soul that her sister was pushed. Because of that fact it has left her shattered leaving her to pick up the pieces and try and solve who was responsible.

Addie looks to who was closest to her and has her sights set on Thatcher, a rich boy who always had eyes for Fiona. Fast forward a year after Fiona’s death and Thatcher also ends up dead at the bottom of the same ravine. Devastated as she now has to start from square one Addie picks away detail after detail to get to the bottom of who is responsible for such horrid deeds.

Thoughts: This book is filled with small town drama and long time relationships that will keep you guessing who the culprit is the entire time. I love the doubt the author added in so many of these characters that I found myself questioning everyone until the very end. I enjoyed the frenemies dynamic between Seth and Addie as I felt like the author did a great job creating that awkward feeling between high schoolers when they like each other! Addie was a very likeable and relatable character for me as I can understand that drive to seek justice for her sister. 🫶 Overall I think if you are a fan of a chilling young adult thriller you would definitely devour this one! Plus…that cover is perfectly executed! 🤩

Girls Who Burn is a quick YA thriller.

Addie has a fight with her sister and later that night her sister is murdered. While being interrogated Addie tells the investigators of another fight that her sister had with Thatcher, one of the rich kids who spends the summers at Bier’s End. Is this just a plot to get some of the pressure off of her?

A year later and no closer to finding out who killed her sister, Addie teams up with Seth, a childhood friend to find the true killer. Was it Addie’s ex she cheated on? Seth’s dad? Or Thatcher?

This YA thriller keeps you guessing with all the twists.

A solid YA thriller that had elements of mystery, romance, and good character development.
While this was slightly predictable, I still really enjoyed the writing and the authors pacing in the book. This entire story felt so cohesive and I devoured it.
I was invested in the characters and their journey through uncovering who caused the death of not just one person but two in their quiet little town.
I will say the author does tend to do some oddly worded run on sentences that were not my favorite but otherwise their descriptions and intensity throughout the book were well placed.
As several others have pointed out, the title does not match the story at all so that's a bit confusing but that's not really something I will gripe over.
All in all if you are looking for an easy fast read with standard thriller themes this would be right up your alley.

Thank you penguin random house teen for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review.