I Killed Zoe Spanos

For fans of Sadie or Good Girl's Guide to Murder - another book featuring a great audio production cast, 2 time periods, and a podcast within the narrative. Frick describes this as “Rebecca in the Hamptons” and I'd say that's pretty accurate! The audio was super well done and it was a good escapist read with some layers, and not as gritty/emotionally wrenching as Sadie.

Usually, YA Mystery/Thrillers are a total miss in terms of what I am looking for when I'm reading Mystery and Thriller but I Killed Zoe Spanos was such a welcomed surprise.

As silly as it may sound to others but the minute I saw that there was a map illustration included at the beginning of this book, I knew I was in for a fun time.

This book felt like A Good Girl's Guide To Murder at times with the jump between the story and interview transcript which made me super happy because it was something I loved about that series.

Mysterious and filled with plot twists, I didn't want to put the book down because I was itching to get to the bottom of the mystery of Zoe's death. I loved that it felt like I was attempting to solve her murder along with the characters.

What makes a great suspenseful mystery is unreliable narration and I Killed Zoe Spanos had that written perfectly. I was highly suspicious of every character that we came across and always believed that every character had something they weren't being completely truthful about.

This was a fantastic book!

I Killed Zoe Spanos was such an exciting and thrilling read that I'm so sad it's over now! I loved the alternation between past and present and how it all came together! At first, everything was just as fuzzy as it was in Anna's mind and we embark on a journey with her to discover the truth! The only thing I didn't really understand was the initial obsession of Anna towards Caden, I mean I get that she's lonely and looking for friends and at the same time curious about the Zoe case but to me it sounded a bit forced.. but the ending was so perfect and there's nothing that remains unresolved. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to read Zoe early and I can't wait to promote this book along with my fellow Novel Sleuths!

One of the best YA thrillers I've read! The characters were really well-written and interesting, as well as feeling like genuine teenagers. The podcast element was integrated well, and I think this was a very cleverly plotted book. There were so many threads to follow that it was able to throw me off but they never got tangled. The only reason it got a four star was because many of the chapters of Anna while she lived in Heron Mills dragged for me in a way that felt boring rather than suspenseful and it definitely could've been cut down in length.