Week 32 Review: Stay Dead

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author April Henry is back with a thrilling new murder mystery featuring a government cover up, perfect for fans of Karen McManus's suspense novels.

Sometimes, the only way to live is to make sure the world thinks you’re dead . . .

In the aftermath of a car accident that claimed the life of her senator father, sixteen-year-old Milan finds herself adrift, expelled from her third boarding school. Milan's mother, who has assumed the senate seat, diverts her private plane to pick up her daughter. But on their way home, a bomb rips off a wing and the plane crashes in the mountains. In her final moments, Milan's mother entrusts her with a key. She reveals it will unlock the evidence that so many people have already died for—including Milan's father. The only way Milan can survive, her mom tells her, is to let everyone believe she died with the other passengers.

​Milan is forced to navigate a perilous descent in freezing conditions while outwitting everything from a drone to wild animals. With relentless assassins on her trail, she must untangle the web of deceit and save herself and countless others. Will she piece together the truth in time?

My Review:
This was such a fantastic read! The synopsis really had me hooked, and I had to continue on! I really enjoyed Milan's fight for survival while also dealing with this dangerous secret that has already caused so much destruction. It was so good!

Milan's life is pretty rocky at the moment, her dad just died, and she's not able to get it together, so she's been kicked out of a few schools now-and while she's getting picked up, the airplane gets bombed, and they crash land. Yeah, not a good time.

This was a tense and fast paced read, as we watching Milan fight to survive, and figure out why all of this was going on, what evidence, and evidence of what? She didn't really have survival training, but she had grit, and I had such a fantastic time reading her story! 

I wasn't sure how things were going to end, but I was excited to play out! Since we did multiple perspectives, and had a broader view of what was going on, yeah, that ending was just fantastic, and so thrilling to watch it all go down! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by April Henry! 

Author: April Henry 
Read: August 3rd, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books
Published: May 28th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars