People Like Us by Dana MeleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
My teen patrons are back in school (and I am NOT!!), which makes People Like Us one of my current go-to recs for anyone looking for boarding school murder mysteries featuring a diverse and dynamic cast. Feuding with frenemies? Maybe you'll appreciate your relatively low-drama spat in comparison to that of Kay and her friends (and their murdered classmate). Crushing on friends and afraid to ruin the friendship with a relationship? Yup, you'll find that here too. Overwhelmed by school, extracurricular activities, and/or your social life? Check, check, and check. One of my favorite aspects of this YA title is that anyone in Kay's friend group could be guilty of murder - the more we learn about each character, the more we see what they're capable of - which means I was truly guessing at who had "done it" until the end.
And can we take some time to appreciate the nuance of the title?: "people like us" don't murder/get in trouble for murder...and "people like us" so we couldn't possibly be murderers, right?
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