Dead Below Deck

An intoxicating tale that sucked me right in, Dead Below Deck had it all to keep me firmly in suspense. With a cloak-and-dagger reverse timeline and mixed media format, the deftly obscured holes to the story left me happily in the dark until the final timely reveal. And let me tell you, it was one h......more

3.5/5 This was my first time reading something that was written in reverse chronological order and it was really cool (though a little confusing at the beginning). The format lets the readers pick up on clues as everything slowly comes together. The flashbacks in the form of Giselle’s diary entries w......more

Every once in a while, I come across a thriller that keeps me on the edge of my seat, with enough *feels* to have me rooting for a character who may just be the culprit. Eileen Cook’s WITH MALICE and Abigail Haas’s DANGEROUS GIRLS are two books I can reread multiple times and always have the same fe......more

4.8 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars! Very creative move to tell the story in reverse chronological order. The timeline and pacing are excellent. The setting is brilliant and enticing. I could figure out some of the twists and not all of them, which makes this YA text a really fun read. The characters aren’t the most......more

4.2 ⭐️ I quite enjoyed reading this YA suspense, and watching it unfold in a reverse chronological timeline. 🪝It held me captive from the beginning, offering in depth perspectives of the two main characters, often toying with my take on whether they were friends or frenemies. I was intrigued by their......more