![]() ![]() I also really loved Ellory’s closing chapter about the secret she learns and is now charged with keeping. I enjoyed the twist at the end and the culprit was someone that I didn’t expect (unlike in One of Us is Lying where I accurately guessed who done it) and I appreciated the surprise. I felt like a lot of relational development was missing (get it? Because the book’s main theme is about missing girls). Yes, Ellory and Sadie have one intense heartfelt conversation, but that’s really it. I wanted to see more relational development from Sadie and all of her family members (her mother and her two children). I really wanted to feel an awesome twin-bond from Ezra and Ellory (the longer the book goes on, Ezra just fades into the background). I wanted to see more from Declan and Malcolm’s relationship, especially since it was so broken/non-existent. There was SUCH good development amongst the characters in One of Us is Lying, that I expected the same here. A smaller complaint is what I feel was a missed opportunity with relational development among the characters. Everything leading up to then is well-written and purposeful, but this novel is definitely more of a slow-burn than a fast-moving action-packed ride. The big main event/tension in the book (the new missing girl) doesn’t even happen until you’re about 52% in. There’s absolutely something eerie about Echo Ridge that’s fun to immerse yourself in-like Murderland/Fright Farm, what town does that? My biggest complaint is that this book is slow-moving-especially after just reading One of Us is Lying. ![]() The writing quality was just as great as in One of Us is Lying and the characters are interesting (although, not as interesting as the members of the “Murder Club” in One of Us is Lying). ![]() I read them back to back and got stuck in constantly comparing this book to its predecessor, which you can definitely tell from the rest of my review below. Overall, this was a good book but I didn’t enjoy it was much as I did McManus’ first novel. Good, but not as good as One of Us is Lying Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself. The thing is, secrets are dangerous - and most people aren't good at keeping them. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. Her mother has them her grandmother does too. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.Įllery knows all about secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. Now, Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. ![]() Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. The "must-read YA thriller" ( Bustle ) from number one New York Times best-selling author of One of Us Is Lying !Įcho Ridge is small-town America. It's even better than what came before." ( EW ) the author has returned with a juicy second novel. Fresh off her best-selling breakout One of Us Is Lying. ![]()
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