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‘I have long believed that loving a boyband brings with it a wealth of transferable skills, but I’d never imagined solving a murder would be one of them…’Harri and her best friends worship Half Light – an internationally famous boyband. When frontman Frankie is arrested on suspicion of murdering his oldest friend Evan, Harri feels like her world’s about to fall apart. But quickly she realises that she – and all the other Half Light superfans out there – know and understand much more about these boys than any detective ever could.
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Now she’s rallying a fangirl army to prove Frankie’s innocence – and to show the world that you should never underestimate a teenage girl with a passion…
The Boyband Murder Mystery by Ava Eldred
Pages: 352
Publishing Date: May 27th, 2021
Publisher: Penguin
MY THOUGHTS
Thanks to Netgalley and Publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
You all know I started reading Mysteries/Thrillers last year and after that, I didn’t stop. I am a sucker of YA mysteries. When I saw this I had to read it and fortunately, Netgalley approved it.
I started this book with high expectation, although I am a fangirl of fictional characters I thought It won’t make a difference. But I was wrong, I struggled hard to get connected to any of the characters, I couldn’t feel the spark or relation between fans and the boys, and I am sure it was the writing and character development that didn’t let me connected to the book. Harri is so unlikeable character and narrator, She is selfish, immature and has a superiority complex. She made it so hard to enjoy the book.
Another big problem was that I couldn’t find the mystery. This book more focused on Harri and her misbehaviours than the so-called mystery. The plot was bland and didn’t succeed in getting my attention because there was nothing to enjoy.
Stef/Steph- Harri relationship was half-baked and it was totally filler part of the story.
In short, It wasn’t a mystery, it was a story of a self-obsessed girl who is trying to prove her superiority to people.
In short It wasn’t a mystery, it was a story of self-obsesses girl who is trying to prove her superiority to people.
