I will try to be honest and clear on the reasons why I didn't liked this book while being part of the "targeted audience" (I really love YA murder mystery!).

First of all, there is 2 tropes I really dislike in any mystery/thrillers I'm reading, may it be adult or YA, which are:
1) the "there were something really important happening before the beginning of this book but while we'll mention it a lot of times you won't get any explanation before the very end of the book" trope. Okay, while I've finally read the explanation in the very last chapter before epilogue (yes!), I do get the reason why it has been used. But still, it's frustrating as a reader.
2) hidden identity. It totally leaves us reader outside of the guessing who did it, you can try and guess the guilty characters because you have no possibilty to guess at that hidden identity until brought by the MC herself...
I know it's personal but it really didn't helped me appreciate the book.

I really didn't liked Grace. She's selfish, manipulativ, reckless, and let's be honest stupid while herself saying she's an adult and a scientist (she's 16 years old let's stop with that "we scientist we do that" please). The way she's investigation is really reckless, too direct, and she's obsessed. You get to understand that obsession with her past (yet here again we get it at the end, so you spend the whole book disliking her obsession), but it's still very frustrating and unpleasant. She's hurting everyone around herself (and herself) without much realizing it, or at least with little care about it.

I only liked the idea of all the investigations and searching for which accident was truly an accident and which one was actually a murder. The results and explanations were interesting (while being easily given away when confronted). I also really appreciated Shelby and Jem, and I wanted to give my support to Gracie's dad.

Grace and her father move from London to a sleepy Devon village in search of a fresh start. Soon after they move into their rented house, Grace is having a midnight snack in the kitchen when the second-hand Echo springs into life and makes a mysterious death threat.
Science-obsessed Grace decides to investigate and some comes to the conclusion that one of the spate of recent accidental deaths in the village is In reality a murder. She uses her scientific methods to identify the victim and the murderer. Her persistence cause ripples throughout the village but she is determined to solve the mystery.
This YA mystery thriller will appeal to it’s target audience with its mix of drama, romance, suspense and mystery. The venn diagrams scattered through the book give it an unusual STEM element, the many twists and dead ends keep the reader guessing and Grace is a very likeable main character. Some important topics are subtly included and sensitively handled which added more depth to the story.

A YA crime / murder mystery with lots of twists and turns. Grace moves away from London to start afresh in Devon after something traumatic happened to her. When she arrives, she realises that the death rate in this sleepy town is way above national average. When her Alexa starts to make threats, she sets out determined to prove that something out of the ordinary is going on. I must admit, that I'd worked out the twist by the end but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. MY students will love this book.

This was so much fun, I really enjoyed Grace as a character. I was hooked from the start, the elements made it a fun, engaging suspense murder mystery.

I like this one too as the plot is very original and creative. Its target readers will probably love it, I have to say though that I much prefer the author's previous work which I also previewed on Netgalley, "Four Good Liars" -- a book I will be using in one of my courses.

What a joy this book was to read.

I loved Grace and how she unearthed the murder, She has a brilliant mind.

This book is very modern and I think it will appeal to all ages. It is well written and with the fabulous characterisation and well developed plot it is a book that I will re read and recommend

I am still absolutely REELING after finishing this book and it completely had me in a chokehold.

I was addicted from the very start and it had no problem at hooking me whatsoever. This book had all the elements within to make it an absolutely amazing detective YA, suspense murder mystery. I don’t think I could have loved it more if I tried.

First off, Grace was an amazing character to follow and her insights and perspectives made the book so so interesting. You can feel the vibes are off and everything deliciously begins to come together as you read on. She’s a credit to STEM and her methodical investigation of the cases were remarkable. Shelby, her little anxious dog too also had my heart.

Grace and her dad (+ adorable dog) escape to a seemingly quiet village with one of the lowest reported crime rates in the country. She’s escaping London with hopes to start anew. But quickly sees that the spate of unexplained deaths may not quite be as innocent as they seem but when she begins asking questions, she starts to ruffle more than a few feathers…

As a woman in STEM I really loved Grace’s approach. The whole book felt so novel, engaging, exciting and addicting. I really couldn’t put it down and annilihated 300 pages in one day. No regrets. It was so so good!