Prettyboy Must Die, Kimberly Reid
Prettyboy Must Die, Kimberly Reid
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Prettyboy Must Die
A Novel

Author: Kimberly Reid

Narrator: Kevin R. Free

Unabridged: 7 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/13/2018


Synopsis

"listeners looking for a quick action story will find that Reid's novel paired with Free's skilled narration provides a pleasurable listening experience." - AudioFile Magazine

From beloved YA author Kimberly Reid comes an exciting new audiobook that will speak to young listeners.

A CIA prodigy's cover is blown when he accidentally becomes an internet sensation in #Prettyboy Must Die, a fun, fast thriller inspired by the #Alexfromtarget story.

When Peter Smith’s classmate snaps a picture of him during a late night run at the track, Peter thinks he might be in trouble. When she posts that photo—along with the caption, “See the Pretty Boy Run,”—Peter knows he’s in trouble. But when hostiles drop through the ceiling of his 6th period Chem Class, Peter’s pretty sure his trouble just became a national emergency.

Because he’s not really Peter Smith. He’s Jake Morrow, former foster-kid turned CIA operative. After a massive screw-up on his first mission, he's on a pity assignment, a dozen hit lists and now, social media, apparently. As #Prettboy, of all freaking things.

His cover’s blown, his school’s under siege, and if he screws up now, #Prettyboy will become #Deadboy faster than you can say, 'fifteen minutes of fame.' Trapped in a high school with rabid killers and rabid fans, he’ll need all his training and then some to save his job, his school and, oh yeah, his life.

About Kimberly Reid

Kimberly Reid is the author of thrillers and mysteries for young adults, including Prettyboy Must Die and Perfect Liars as well as the Langdon Prep mystery series. Writing as Kim Reid, she won the Colorado Book Award for creative nonfiction for her memoir, No Place Safe, which has been optioned for television by ABC Signature Studios and Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jody on January 31, 2018

This book was a cute spy kids type of boarding school book. I found a lot of it to be a suspend your disbelief situation. The plot was flimsy, but not horrible. I can see it appealing to middle age readers. I think it is to young for high school or adult readers. The Clark Kent/ Superman thing was a......more

Goodreads review by Amaka on September 09, 2020

I had so much hopes for this book. Teenage Spy, Russian gangs, Hackers. Yes! I was supposed to have so much fun. Unfortunately, as much as I tried, I couldn't get into the story.......more

Goodreads review by *The Angry Reader* on November 22, 2017

***I received an ARC of this book to provide an honest review*** Normally when I read YA I go for the intense stuff. I wasn't sure what kinda vibe PBMD would have, but I figured I'd give it a try. It turned out to be a lot more light-hearted and silly than I'd anticipated, but that isn't a bad thing.......more

Goodreads review by Jen on February 19, 2018

First and foremost I loved that the main character was black. Even better that he was just a regular black kid with none of the stereotypical problems black characters are given in books these days. It was an easy read though not at all thrilling for a book about Spies. The characters seemed to spend......more

Goodreads review by OutlawPoet on November 14, 2017

This is a really cute read. Sure, you sometimes need to turn off your logic sensors. Every so often your brain pops in and reminds you of the fact that the African American Teenage Spy working for the CIA who speaks six languages and manages to somehow convince Ukrainian mobsters that he’s a Ukrainia......more


Quotes

"...[L]isteners looking for a quick action story will find that [Kimberly] Reid's novel paired with [Kevin R.] Free's skilled narration provides a pleasurable listening experience." -AudioFile