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I really enjoyed this mystery by Tara Kelly. The characters are a bit harsh but easy to relate to, given the place where they live. Kelly's writing is nuanced, and the pacing is solid.


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The Foxglove Killings edition by Tara Kelly Children eBooks Reviews

I totally thought I had this one figured out! Towards the beginning third of the book I had a random thought on a suspect & thought it’d be a pretty good plotline to have this person be the killer but also thought for sure I was way out in left field. As the story progressed I started thinking, maybe I wasn’t wrong, and maybe the person I thought really IS the killer. Not because any of the clues were pointing this person’s way but because I had no other idea of who it could be! I thought this right up until those final chapters and then WHAM Tara Kelly totally got me!! I thought, oh WOW that’s good, that’s like really, really good!! She did an excellent job at hiding who the killer was but once I knew I went back and looked at certain scenes in a new light and realized that the clues were there all along . But wait, cause Kelly wasn’t done, nope! She threw another HUGE twist in there and my mouth literally hung open during that last climactic scene!! It was totally freaking brilliant and never, ever in a million years would I have guessed what was really going on and who was behind it all.

The Foxglove Killings begins with our main character, Nova, walking through the park with her best friend Alex when they make the gruesome discovery of a mutilated and staged deer. After failing to pull her gaze away, Nova notices a purple foxglove has been placed in the deer’s mouth, this alone really creeps her out as purple is her favorite color. A few days later another animal is found dead and mutilated, this time at the wealthy home of a popular local girl, this animal also had a foxglove placed in its mouth. Then Nova begins receiving strange, cryptic letters from someone, letters in purple envelopes written on purple paper. Is this person an admirer, a stalker, some combination of both? She has no idea but they are seriously creeping her out, especially when one is taped to her bedroom window one night! But the weirdness in this town doesn’t stop there because a few days later one of the rich girls in town, Amber, goes missing and oddly enough, she was Nova’s biggest enemy.

Now the whole town is starting to panic and tensions are rising between the local kids and the Cakes (the rich summer kids). In fact, some people are starting to suspect Alex could be behind the mutilations and Amber’s disappearance. That he’s doing all this for some sort of payback for the torture and humiliation that he and Nova have been subjected to for years thanks to the Cakes. He’s been so angry lately, spouting off so much hate, pushing back for the first time in his life instead of letting them push him down. But Nova’s known him for 8 years; she knows he couldn’t possibly do something like this. Right? As bodies start to show up and more people disappear Nova finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about the one person who knows her best.

Interlaced throughout the chapters were short bits from a diary of sorts that were clearly from the killer. I thought this was such a fabulous little touch! Every time one popped up I would actually get excited and then stop and re-read it a few times, trying to pick up on clues from the killer’s cryptic ramblings. Set along the Oregon coast, The Foxglove Killings is one of those books that pulls you right into the story, my arms were covered in goosebumps by chapter two and I’m not sure if they’ve even gone away yet! I love an author that can create this type of dark, creepy atmosphere with such ease and then keep that feeling throughout the entire book. Tara Kelly does this flawlessly; I was honestly a bit stunned by how much I loved this book and how deeply it crawled under my skin. This is my first book by Kelly so I had no idea what to expect but Foxglove certainly won’t be my last!

I loved, loved every single aspect of this book, this is how YA thrillers are supposed to be written! The Foxglove Killings now sits at the top of my list for best teen thriller!! Of course I’m going to highly recommend this to both adults and young adults, this is the perfect read for anyone who loves intense thrillers, complex characters, and a dark and creepy setting. There’s a little touch of romance in this novel but it felt perfectly placed and not a tad overdone. Due to language and some awesomely gruesome scenes I’m going to suggest this novel be recommended for teens age 16 and up.

A huge thank you to publishers, Entangled Teen and to NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary, advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
You might think your know the people in your life. But do you?

That is really the first thought I had, after finishing this book. Which should tell you something!

But lets start at the beginning, shall we?

When i first started to read this book -for about the first 10% or so of it really- i was unsure about it.

The characters felt rather boring and the constant naming and trashing people got on my nerves a bit.

But i read on, and thank god i did!

It seems that Kelly needed those first few pages to get into her writing style, because the rest of the book is really good!

She manages to suck you into the story, telling details and giving information about what is happening and hints of who might be connected without actually giving the answers away.

Kelly really manages to write interesting characters and relations between them, put a spin on situations and go to extremes. But not over the top.

For most of the book it doesn't feel like you are reading about teenagers, but an adult thriller -mostly because those kids just go nosing around in business they should really not be nosing around in at their age! Still....

There are some parts -like i said the beginning and a few sentences here and there in the rest of the book- that shows that sometimes the author tried to bring in this whole teenage situation and name calling and overdone dramatics. But mostly, Kelly focused on the story itself and the mystery about the crimes.

You all should read it. It is fantastic! Just push through those first few pages/percent of the book and get sucked into a heart-racing, edge-of-my-seat reading experience!

Honestly this book to me is what i expected from Gone Girl, with the kind of praise that book received. And while i did not feel that way about Gone Girl at all, to me this book -Foxglove Killings- actually would deserve all the price about never knowing what actually happens, never knowing who you can trust, and a narrator that has no idea what the heck is going on, just as the reader does!

*I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review*
I was given an ecopy of the book in exchange for an honest review. The Foxglove Killings was amazing. I admit, the beginning didn’t grab my attention, and had I not been reviewing it, I might have been tempted to set it aside. About a third of the way in though, I was really invested. Tara Kelly did a fantastic job giving us multiple options for killers, all of which could have been believable. I did figure it out early on, and I loved watching the breadcrumbs leading up to the big reveal. The moment I was done I jumped right on my phone and wrote my friend who would also be reviewing it that she needed to read it asap. There was some stuff I didn’t necessarily appreciate, but if you’ve read my other reviews, you know I don’t like seeing a lot of swearing or sexual situations in these books. The writing was great and everything flowed really well. The ending was very well done. I highly recommend for people who love crime mysteries, though it is definitely a mature book, and should be previewed before younger people read it. If you are like me and the beginning of the book doesn’t really draw you in, I encourage you to stick with it because the middle and the end are sooooo worth it. Happy solving, mystery lovers!
I definitely enjoyed reading this book. I look forward to more thrillers from this author. Well written, the characters were relatable, and likeable.
Reading this now. Loving it. Actually blew off some of my work today to keep reading after my lunch break! SUSPENSEFUL. Kelly writes teens expertly, as always.
I really enjoyed this mystery by Tara Kelly. The characters are a bit harsh but easy to relate to, given the place where they live. Kelly's writing is nuanced, and the pacing is solid.