
All the Pretty Things
Author: Emily Arsenault
Narrator: Laura Knight Keating
Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/19/2020
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Author: Emily Arsenault
Narrator: Laura Knight Keating
Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/19/2020
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Emily Arsenault is also the author of The Evening Spider, The Broken Teaglass, In Search of the Rose Notes, Miss Me When I’m Gone, What Strange Creatures, and the young adult novel The Leaf Reader. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter.
Well, I want to name my reads with Bryan Adams’ “So far so good”album but unfortunately I name them with my favorite U2 song and “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” This book seemed like a promising mystery. One young boy, Ethan who is also staff member, suffering from Down Syndrome found de......more
Well this is tough, because I loved the premise behind All the Pretty Things and it had some truly creepy moments, but the whodunnit is quite obvious from the early stages of the story. That, coupled with the stilted dialogue and dads who say "Ummm...?!" at the beginning of every sentence truly wore......more
Actual Rating - 2.5 Stars Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by the publisher, Random House Children’s, via Netgalley for an honest review. Wow. I mean… … …what the actual f**k? There were about a dozen different ways I saw this story going, but the way it DID go? Wow. This lovely little tale is told by......more
This one is a bit of a slow burn, for fans of "slice of life" YA contemporary who like messy characters and bits of suspense. I was drawn in initially by the "set at a small town amusement park" angle, which indeed is the book's strong suit. Fabuland felt so real, and I love all the weird quirks of......more