5/13/2023 0 Comments People like us by dana mele![]() ![]() The characters and their relationships are nuanced, especially bisexual Kay, who has intimate encounters with males and females. Yet this intertwined mystery that has readers figuring out Jessica’s murderer and Kay’s secrets (and their possible connections) is more than these clichés. The debut novel has all the tropes one would expect from a prep school mystery: plenty of backstabbing, predominantly white young socialites (except for Brie with “smooth brown skin”), and frequent parties with alcohol and sex. There, Kay receives instructions to take down all her friends-this one for doping, that one for sleeping with a professor-or her own secrets will be revealed. As she, her friends, and other acquaintances begin answering questions for the police, the teen also receives an email from Jessica’s account that takes her to a revenge website. But it’s not the first time Kay has seen a dead body-and someone knows it. ![]() When Kay Donovan and her popular senior classmates uphold the tradition of skinny dipping in the lake after the Halloween dance, they’re surprised to find the dead body of Jessica Lane, a fellow student. For others, attending the elite prep school means getting killed. For some girls, it’s a killer getting into Bates Academy. ![]()
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