You'll Be the Death of Me

 

You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus    YA Thriller & Suspense

(from Amazon)  Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning of a very bad day.   Type A Ivy lost a student council election to the class clown, and now she has to face the school, humiliated. Heartthrob Mateo is burned out from working two jobs since his family’s business failed. And outsider Cal just got stood up...again.   So when the three unexpectedly run into each other, they decide to avoid their problems by ditching. Just the three of them, like old times. Except they’ve barely left the parking lot before they run out of things to say...until they spot another Carlton High student skipping school - and follow him to the scene of his own murder. In one chance move, their day turns from dull to deadly. And it’s about to get worse. It turns out Ivy, Mateo, and Cal still have some things in common...like a connection to the dead kid. And they’re all hiding something.   Could it be that their chance reconnection wasn’t by chance after all?  

(My Review)

This book had me gripped from the very beginning, and had me guessing all the way.  It definitely has a Ferris Beuller's Day's Off Vibe at the beginning, but nothing can go wrong there, right?  I had only one complaint about this book, but if I say it, it might give something away, so I won't say anything.  Overall, it's still a great read.