Week 48 Review: We Did Nothing Wrong

From Goodreads:

Lia thought of the dark night, of the broken street light.

Had Diana gone out to meet her? Had she been waiting for her, alone in the park? 

Or had someone been waiting for Diana?

Lia and Diana are the It girls of Empire Hill High. Their lives are perfect....until Diana disappears and the rumors start flying. 

Everyone thinks Diana is a runaway, including the police. Lia is secretly convinced it's all a prank. Then she finds a crushed red rose tied with a candy-cane ribbon where Diana went missing. And next to it, a  

YOU

It's the same ribbon Lia's received on gifts from a "secret admirer." Did someone come for Diana that night? And will Lia be next?

My Review:
I had a blast reading this book! I always love Hannah Jayne mysteries, and the synopsis of this one sounded really intriguing! I wanted to get to know these friends, and find out what was going on with Diana, and the secret admirer, and what their intentions were! 

Alongside Lia, I wondered if maybe Diana was behind her disappearance. Because while they were childhood friends, they have been drifting apart, and grievances are building up, with Diana always getting the spotlight, and Lia and Eli, Diana's boyfriend, have something building between them. So I was interested to see if this book would go in that direction.

Lia is a teenager, her brain is still developing. Which sometimes meant that she did some not-smart things that I, as an adult, was shaking my head at. Like there was that one rose left on her back stair after she had brought it up to her parents. Why didn't she show them this new one, like, someone is sneaking around their backyard in a time where her best friend has gone missing. That's not normal behaviour, and could've helped her case. Alas.

Reading that ending was so satisfying! After all that had happened, I'm glad that it worked out that way. It was such a thrilling ending, and I wanted the bad guy to go down! The connections between them all have been battered, but they got through it, and I'm so glad! Though I do wish we could've had a bit more of the time after, because it was just done.

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Hannah Jayne! 

Author: Hannah Jayne 
Read: November 25th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Expected Publication: December 3rd 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars