Week 41 Review: Now Entering Addamsville

From Goodreads:
Stranger Things meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this contemporary novel from the acclaimed author of Eliza and Her Monsters.

When Zora Novak is framed for a crime she didn't commit, she must track down the true culprit and clear her name before it's too late. But in a small town obsessed with ghosts, getting people to believe the truth might prove to be impossible. Fans of Riverdale and Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious will devour this eerie murder mystery. Features spot art and a map by the author.

Zora Novak has been framed.

When someone burns down the home of the school janitor and he dies in the blaze, everyone in Addamsville, Indiana, points a finger at Zora. Never mind that Zora has been on the straight and narrow since her father was thrown in jail. With everyone looking for evidence against her, her only choice is to uncover the identity of the real killer. There's one big problem—Zora has no leads. No one does. Addamsville has a history of tragedy, and thirty years ago a similar string of fires left several townspeople dead. The arsonist was never caught.

Now, Zora must team up with her cousin Artemis—an annoying self-proclaimed Addamsville historian—to clear her name. But with a popular ghost-hunting television show riling up the townspeople, almost no support from her family and friends, and rumors spinning out of control, things aren't looking good. Zora will have to read between the lines of Addamsville's ghost stories before she becomes one herself.

Acclaimed author Francesca Zappia has a perfectly pitched teen voice that shines in this inventive novel. With a compelling cast of memorable characters, a vivid small-town setting, and elements of a classic whodunit, Now Entering Addamvsille is perfect for fans of Brittany Cavallaro, Victoria Schwab, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Includes interior spot illustrations from the author. 

My Review:
It was so great reading this book! I really enjoyed her first book, and I'm planning on reading her 2nd, but this one just came out, so I had to read it first! And yeah, it was so wonderful, and creepy and I enjoyed reading it so much!

There were two big points of unfairness. How Zora and her sister are treated after the actions of their father-and Zora's incident with a firestarter that lost her 2 fingers. Lots of suspicion there! And how the loss of a will lost Grim the ownership of his family's home. Yeah. Both are prominently featured in this book!

I really enjoyed the mystery, into who the firestarter was, and maneuvering to stop and kill him. He was pretty diabolical, and this story had my flipping the pages so quickly! I just had to know what was going to happen next!

There are still questions in the end. Like where her mother disappeared to. And questions about H. And I bet there's a whole bunch more to learn about firestarters. But we're in a good spot with all these characters, after everything that they went through, and yeah, it was a satisfying ending!

This book was such a great read and I loved it!

Author: Francesca Zappla
Read: October 10th, 2019
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great and it's a SAC 2019 Book!
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: October 1st 2019

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