Jessica Etting
Author of The Lost Causes
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ftbooklover | 8 other reviews | Oct 12, 2021 | I read this after reading and very much liking their new book. This was equally good and sucked me in quickly. Start with five very interesting teens who are unable to function in society, and are written off by parents, peers, and school personnel. Everything changes when they receive a note to meet in an unused classroom, allegedly with the head guidance counselor. Instead, they're confronted by two FBI agents, one an older woman, the other a guy just a few years older than they are. Sparks of all sorts start flying; attraction between one of the girls and the young agent, friction thanks to mistrust among the five, and between them and the two agents when they learn they've been set up. However, their growing realization that their difficulties fitting in and coping have morphed into something close to superpowers is so desirable, they agree to help the agents solve the case of a murdered woman who was a retired FBI agent.
That leads them into danger, deceit, a growing trust of each other, and enough red herrings to start a fish fry. The end is what I call a pivot point-You can hope for a sequel, but can be satisfied imagining what might come next based on the vividity of your own imagination.… (more)
That leads them into danger, deceit, a growing trust of each other, and enough red herrings to start a fish fry. The end is what I call a pivot point-You can hope for a sequel, but can be satisfied imagining what might come next based on the vividity of your own imagination.… (more)
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sennebec | 8 other reviews | May 23, 2021 | Breakfast club meets Scooby Doo meets X-Men. Troubled teens tossed together, mutated, and turned into an unlikely mystery solving teen. Well written and great for young adults looking for a thrilling but easy read.
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LilyRoseShadowlyn | 8 other reviews | Dec 24, 2019 | 5 problem teens are selected by the FBI to help with a murder case. The way in which they were recruited and the fact that they were selected because their parents gave up on them leads to many concerns for the main characters. The story was fast-paced and exciting. There were 2 authors. Normally when I read a book with 2 authors, I can tell which one is writing when. I could not tell a difference in writing style for these authors. This was a really fun read and a great escape book.
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AmandaSanders | 8 other reviews | Mar 28, 2018 | Awards
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The Lost Causes is an enjoyable young adult novel. It does require some suspension of disbelief as there are many coincidences as well as the idea that the FBI would use teenagers as unwitting test subjects and investigators, but most of the characters were well developed and the story took several twists and turns on the way to the finding the killer. Overall, a very enjoyable read.… (more)