Loved this book so much!
Every part of the story was well thought out , the characters were great. Full of so many twists and turns, it was just amazing and so quick paced!
I was blown away by this book as soon as I started it and couldn’t put it down which led me to finish in a day!

Cynthia Murphy has done it again, In this 90s-set prequel she takes us back to the dark academia setting of Morton Academy, the dark academia setting of Win Lose Kill Die. In this book we get to delve deeper into the mysterious Jewel & Bone society, which was one of my favourite aspects of WLKD.

Chloe should be on top of the world as she enters her second year at the academy. She has secured the coveted role of Deputy Head Girl, but only because her supposed best friend betrayed her to nab the top spot. Now the same best friend has betrayed her again with her boyfriend. Her problems seem insurmountable... and then the murders begin.

This is twisty, tormenting fun that will have you guessing who did it right up to the end. It can be read as a standalone without reading Win Lose Kill Die but there are some fun easter eggs in there for existing fans!

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for the arc!

Keep Your Friends Close is another great read from Cynthia Murphy!

It’s set in Morton Academy for disadvantaged kids with a secret (deadly) society and follows Chloe who had a rough start to the school year when she was missed out on head girl to her ‘best friend’, was dumped by her boyfriend and then had to watch them get together. The year then got worse as she had to figure out why are friends in the society were getting murdered, and whether she was next.

This is a fast paced dark academia thriller set in the 90s with so many great references for that time period, one to absolutely read when it’s released in September!

This was a fun read with a twist that I genuinely didn't see coming; YA thrillers can be really cringe sometimes but this definitely wasn't, and I found the story creepy and well written with some real depth to it. Suspenseful and hard hitting, it was a great way to weave interesting, thought-provoking topics into something that can easily appear overdone. Very good!

Keep your friends close is Cynthia Murphy’s newest YA thriller and what a thriller it is! We join at the beginning of Chloe’s last year at Morton Academy where everything she worked for has slipped through her fingers, she lost out on head girl to her now ex- best friend and her boyfriend dumps her before she’s even got to her room! And from here things go from bad to worse, her ex-best friend and ex-boyfriend are now the new it couple, she’s got two outcast roommates, her classmates start vanishing and turning up dead and to top it off the secret society she joined at the end of last term might be a cult! Super quick paced and fun to read Cynthia Murphy’s new book is one you don’t want to miss! Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for the arc copy!

LOVED IT! I’m yet to find a Cynthia Murphy book I haven’t enjoyed.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this arc

Cynthia Murphy is a master of suspense.

This was a highly anticipated return to Morton Academy and I was ready to spend another year with its twisted student elite.

As always, Cynthia had me hooked from the first page and I could not put this down. The secret societies, the cult themes, the murder. Every single word was carefully thought out to keep you guessing.

That last chapter had me gasping and the epilogue was *exactly* what I’d expect from a Morton Academy head girl.

Chloe Roberts should have been Head Girl this year, but for the last-minute betrayal by her so-called best friend, Nikhita Patel. So, Chloe arrives at Morton Academy for the new school year as Deputy. As soon as she arrives she is dumped by her boyfriend, Theo, who only hours later has got himself a new girlfriend, Nikhita.
As one of only twelve members of a secret society, Chloe is all too aware of how she needs to toe the line in order to maintain any chance of getting sponsorship for her university placement. But when the leader of the group, Nikhita, seems determined to ostracise Chloe it gets harder to keep her cool. Thank goodness for her new roommates, who do their best to support Chloe.
Throughout their first term a number of mysterious accidents befall members of the group. Though students are dead, the events are covered up. Someone is using their influence to try and ensure nobody finds out what has been going on. Chloe has her own ideas about who’s responsible, but will she learn the truth of what’s happening or will she become the next victim?
Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read and review this before publication.