Lydia Chass doesn't mind living in a small town; she just doesn't want to die in one. A lifetime of hard work has put her on track to attend a prestigious journalism program and leave Henley behind—until a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating. Undeterred, Lydia has a plan to earn that credit: transform her listener-friendly local history podcast into a truth-telling exposé. She'll investigate the Long Stretch of Bad Days: a week when Henley was hit by a tornado and a flash food as well as its first—and only—murder, which remains unsolved.
But Lydia needs help to bring grit to the show. Bristal Jamison has a bad reputation and a foul mouth, but she also needs a credit to graduate. The unexpected partnership brings together the Chass family—a pillar of the community—and the rough-and-tumble Jamisons, with Bristal hoping to be the first in her family to graduate. Together, they dig into the town's worst week, determined to solve the murder.
Their investigation unearths buried secrets: a hidden town brothel, lost family treasure, and a teen girl who disappeared. But the past is never far, and some don't want it to see the light. As threats escalate, the girls have to uncover the truth before the dark history of Henley catches up with them.
This gripping mystery from award-winning author Mindy McGinnis shows the power of a name and one lie and how two girls can use their voices to change a town forever.
My Review:
Oh, I really enjoyed reading this book! Small towns and their history, Mindy McGinnis is showing that she can do that really well, since this is the 3rd book that she's done. Watching Lydia and Bristal look into this stretch of days-and what happened, was so entertaining!
Henley is a small town, where everybody knows everybody, and you're supposed to be kind. And when she's missing a history credit she needs to graduate-because the guidance councillor was a drunk and a drug user, she decides to dig into the town's greatest wound. Because she's not nice, she just pretends to be, and I loved her, she was smart and pretty ruthless!
But she's from a good family. Then there's Bristol, who doesn't, a family where there's a saying about how the oldest girl is always pregnant. She's a fighter, she doesn't back down-but she's also loyal. Lydia did make mistakes, but they worked things out, and I'm really glad!
The reporting on what happened in the long stretch of bad days definitely brought up some memories, with the tornado, the only murder, and the animal shelter being drowned out by a flash flood (which for me was the saddest part of this whole book). But as they learn more, oh, do they learn some things that they can't take back. And that ending, oh, that was fantastic!
I had a great time with this book, and I can't wait to read more by Mindy McGinnis!
Author: Mindy McGinnis
Read: October 21st, 2022
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books
Expected Publication: March 14th 2023
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