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Nine Liars

Nine Liars

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  • Author：Maureen Johnson
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Summary

Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn’t going well。 Her boyfriend， David， is studying in London。 Her friends are obsessed with college applications。 With the cold case of the century solved， Stevie is adrift。 There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain—questions about college， love， and life in general。

Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad， and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case。 In 1995， nine friends from Cambridge University went to a country house and played a drunken game of hide-and-seek。 Two were found in the woodshed the next day， murdered with an ax。

The case was assumed to be a burglary gone wrong， but one of the remaining seven saw something she can’t explain。 This was no break-in。 Someone’s lying about what happened in the woodshed。

Seven suspects。 Two murders。 One killer still playing a deadly game。

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Reviews

Jordan Ricks ，

I enjoyed this one but I definitely have to say this is the weakest book in the Truly Devious series。I know I am gonna have some people come after for saying it is the weakest but it is in this one we don't have as much character development as the others， the plot sometimes felt like it was at a standstill multiple times in this book and there was way too much repetitiveness going on throughout this book。 i also felt the main character did things way out of character sometimes that were just li I enjoyed this one but I definitely have to say this is the weakest book in the Truly Devious series。I know I am gonna have some people come after for saying it is the weakest but it is in this one we don't have as much character development as the others， the plot sometimes felt like it was at a standstill multiple times in this book and there was way too much repetitiveness going on throughout this book。 i also felt the main character did things way out of character sometimes that were just like what the heck moments。 despite all of that there were some really great moments that kept me reading like all the reveals and the one on ones we would get with some of the characters like Stevie and Nate。 The ending was a total plot twist I did not see coming and that is making me excited for the next book。 。。。more

Allison Pennington ，

So the book and mystery were amazing as I knew they would be， but it isn't fair to judge the entire book by that super shocking ending。 It was a cliff hanger。 And so， we now know that there will be another book。 So， now we get that lovely time of waiting and chewing off our fingernails。 But yeah， I did love the book， and I will wait and reserve judgement about that ending， depending on what happens in the next。 So the book and mystery were amazing as I knew they would be， but it isn't fair to judge the entire book by that super shocking ending。 It was a cliff hanger。 And so， we now know that there will be another book。 So， now we get that lovely time of waiting and chewing off our fingernails。 But yeah， I did love the book， and I will wait and reserve judgement about that ending， depending on what happens in the next。 。。。more

Debbie Stephens ，

My least favorite book。 Rather boring， it a lot happening， even at the end when everything was coming together for Stevie。 Definitely didn’t like the a abrupt ending。 This is is amazing author and storyteller and I love her books， but this one just didn’t do it for me。

Gianna ，

FUN & ENTERTAINING MYSTERY！🌸GOOD TO KNOW:- One POV- Dual Timeline- Young Adult- Mystery- Murders-Part of the Truly Devious series， but can be read as a standalone。》WHAT I LIKED: ▪︎The mystery was great。 Much of the book was about looking for clues， and that kept me entertained and guessing until the very end。▪︎There was a dual timeline and interviews that helped to find out what the suspects said at the time about the matter。 You just want to know who was lying， or maybe everyone was。 Who knows！ FUN & ENTERTAINING MYSTERY！🌸GOOD TO KNOW:- One POV- Dual Timeline- Young Adult- Mystery- Murders-Part of the Truly Devious series， but can be read as a standalone。》WHAT I LIKED: ▪︎The mystery was great。 Much of the book was about looking for clues， and that kept me entertained and guessing until the very end。▪︎There was a dual timeline and interviews that helped to find out what the suspects said at the time about the matter。 You just want to know who was lying， or maybe everyone was。 Who knows！》The way Stevie， the MC， solved the case。 It reminded me of Sherlock Holmes。 》WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:▪︎I had a hard time learning the names of so many characters。 There were the nine liars from the past and the cast from the present （probably it could have helped to have read the previous books in that regard）。 Little by little though， I finally learned everything I needed to know and ended up enjoying it all。☆Overall， If you like YA mysteries， looking for clues along with the characters， read this one！⚠️Clean scenes。 Just kissing。🌸RATINGS:Well written 🌼🌼🌼🌼Plot 🌼🌼🌼🌼Suspense 🌼🌼🌼🌼Total ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more

Leah ，

The first 4 books were delightful， but this one lost its charm for me。 Fun concept， but the mystery and original characters fell flat。 Probably my last of these

Mattie[2am thoughts version] ，

I just love this series so much and it has a special place in my heart。 💙

Nicola Michelle ，

I have been firmly entrenched in this series for a while now and I always remain to have one foot in it。 It captured me right from the beginning and I love returning back to them。 Back with Stevie and friends， this time， with an English twist！ I loved it。 As a English gal， I also appreciated all the research the author did to get the British lingo down。 The references and slang were spot on。 This one was just as epic as all of the others and I can never put them down。 This one was the same and e I have been firmly entrenched in this series for a while now and I always remain to have one foot in it。 It captured me right from the beginning and I love returning back to them。 Back with Stevie and friends， this time， with an English twist！ I loved it。 As a English gal， I also appreciated all the research the author did to get the British lingo down。 The references and slang were spot on。 This one was just as epic as all of the others and I can never put them down。 This one was the same and every time I read them， I’m always hoping for another to follow。 Such a clever plot！ As David is studying in England， Stevie & gang manage to wrangle themselves an educational trip abroad， and of course， Stevie manages to find herself in the midst of intrigue and murder …A cold case， 9 friends and 2 murders （with more to come？） Can Stevie solve the case in time before she returns home？ I devoured this story and couldn’t read it fast enough。 And now yep， I definitely need more。 After that ending！ GAH。 I need the next one now。 。。。more

Olivia ，

3。5 stars。 Even though it wasn't as gripping as the others， it was still pretty cool。 Have to take at least half a star for that ending， though。 WTF？？？ 3。5 stars。 Even though it wasn't as gripping as the others， it was still pretty cool。 Have to take at least half a star for that ending， though。 WTF？？？ 。。。more

maddie ，

i will be screaming about this ending until the end of time

MazieBelle ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *sigh*look man。 i love this series and i adore these characters。 but i am quite bummed about this installment。 here’s a list of reasons why ❤️1。 the mystery started after the 50% mark 2。 the cliffhanger that isn’t frustrating bc it’s a cliffhanger but is honestly just stupid 3。 the drop off of character relations4。 it draggggged 5。 it was wayyy to far fetched （im down to suspend my disbelief but this one was even more than wack than the box in the woods） here are a few more in depth thoughts now *sigh*look man。 i love this series and i adore these characters。 but i am quite bummed about this installment。 here’s a list of reasons why ❤️1。 the mystery started after the 50% mark 2。 the cliffhanger that isn’t frustrating bc it’s a cliffhanger but is honestly just stupid 3。 the drop off of character relations4。 it draggggged 5。 it was wayyy to far fetched （im down to suspend my disbelief but this one was even more than wack than the box in the woods） here are a few more in depth thoughts now i loved the nine！ like i ADORED the nine。 and if they had their own book where their personalities were easier to distinguish and the chaos of the murders could follow them， i would ABSOLUTELY read it with zero hesitation。 their type of dynamic is one of my favorites to read about， so why not just give the nine the space to have their own story？？ their emotions were so raw。 and with the murder taking place we don’t see nearly enough inside peters head to make it wholly believable that he murdered 4 people。 if the nine had their own book then there could’ve been more character development which would， in turn， make the story that much richer。 i would read a book where stevie and her friends do nothing。 i seriously would。 i love the cast of cheaters in this series。 that being said… i got CRUMBS。 the whole time i was expecting someone to blow up on stevie bc she was being particularly reckless but she faced zero consequences？？？？ everyone just forgave her ？？？？ and yes they were all stressed but where was the friend vibes ？？？ stevie even said that the nine reflects her and her friends but that’s an absolute lie bc the nine actually had a group dynamic as where stevie just tied a rope around each of their waists and paraded then around like a group of kindergarteners。 i did not get NEARLY enough of nate’s quips （but yes i do like that he finally came out even tho we been knew） vi was nearly nonexistent and janelle was only there to comfort her friend after she was a bitch。 and david was only a vessel for stevie to worry about sex with and give her a motivation to get to england in the first place。 ok after this very aggressive rant i would sum this up by saying， i think all of the characters were disgraced in their own right。 the existing should’ve been given more time to shine without stevie stepping over them and the new characters should’ve had a whole book for us to get to know them。 that’s all。 forgive me。 send tweet。 。。。more

nofy ，

if david doesn’t sob and choke and chew on dust within the first three chapters of the next book。。。

Meg ，

Quite possibly my favorite Stevie Bell book yet！ Same delightfully quirky crew， but with some fresh energy via a new setting in an English country mansion。 Some have complained about the larger cast of characters and the semi-cliffhanger ending， but it all worked for me。

Jill VanWormer ，

I love Stevie Bell and I love this series。 It’s very modern day Nancy Drew。 I thought this case was interesting and I liked the interactions between the Nine。 I wish we would have seen more of Stevie’s crew in this one though。 The ending definitely feels like another book is coming！

Jennifer ，

3。5

Rachel Ashenbremer ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I feel as though this book more so focused on what is going on in everyone lives more so than the mystery， which is totally fine！ I get the long distance and the loneliness and anxiety that comes from being so far away from your partner。 I feel as though people are being to way to harsh on Stevie for how she was feeling， I mean for Christ sake they were laying in bed together with her head on his chest which would put me in an upset mood too， but I do think both parties should have been more for I feel as though this book more so focused on what is going on in everyone lives more so than the mystery， which is totally fine！ I get the long distance and the loneliness and anxiety that comes from being so far away from your partner。 I feel as though people are being to way to harsh on Stevie for how she was feeling， I mean for Christ sake they were laying in bed together with her head on his chest which would put me in an upset mood too， but I do think both parties should have been more forthcoming with each other about how they were feeling。 I could not wrap my head around the sudden breakup and the rushed ending。 Like what happened with the friends， their college decisions， Stevie getting home， and DON’T even get me started on that ending because that made drop my mouth wide open and mouth WTF！Overall I did enjoy the novel like I did with the others， just maybe slightly less because it didn’t focus on the mystery so much。David， unless you have a perfectly good explanation， you are dead to me。 。。。more

Meghan Miles ，

So that was uh not that great。。。 There were WAY too many characters going on in this book。 I could not tell many of them apart from one another because they were all just bland。

Angele Sionna ，

Not as good as 1-4 in the series and at one point I was like I probably won’t get the next one but at the very end I was like… gotta get the next one！

Marcella Wilson ，

I like this author and the characters very much。 I don't think this book was quite as good as the others， but was still very entertaining and a quick， fun read。 I like this author and the characters very much。 I don't think this book was quite as good as the others， but was still very entertaining and a quick， fun read。 。。。more

Kiara Adir ，

I really enjoy this series of cozy mysteries。 Was it the most believable？ Not really。 Was it still super fun to read and revisit characters？ Totally。

Aria Walker ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i really didn’t expect peter to be the one， bro that’s crazy

South West ，

What on earth was that ending？！ For a 5-book series with characters we grew to care about， that ending was wholly unsatisfying。 The rest of the book was good。 The mystery was a bit far fetched。 The whole plot was a bit far fetched。 It was still an exciting and intriguing read， though。 Very mixed feelings on this。 I still think this series probably should have ended after the initial trilogy。

Jess ，

I love the Stevie Bell universe， and I can't wait to see what she solves next。 I also love that Maureen Johnson started her acknowledgements with "I did it。 I finally wrote an English country house mystery。 This has been a goal of my life。" Because I got hooked on mysteries with English country house stories， and nothing makes me happier than to crack open a book and find a map of the house and grounds。 Compelling story， and she captures that senior year angst so well， I started to worry about m I love the Stevie Bell universe， and I can't wait to see what she solves next。 I also love that Maureen Johnson started her acknowledgements with "I did it。 I finally wrote an English country house mystery。 This has been a goal of my life。" Because I got hooked on mysteries with English country house stories， and nothing makes me happier than to crack open a book and find a map of the house and grounds。 Compelling story， and she captures that senior year angst so well， I started to worry about my college application process and I graduated 20 years ago！ 。。。more

Kierra ，

3。5

Sher ，

My suspicions were correctly placed quick paced read/I like Maureen’s writing style but the story itself was missing something David count your days because TRUST you will be dealt with

Ricky ，

Maureen Johnson hooked me with the Shades of London series back in the 2010s， but having left that series hanging high and dry for years， and the diminishing returns on this series to which she’s spent half a decade instead， are really starting to unhook me as a reader of hers。 I mean， it was a bold move to write a single mystery stretched out into a trilogy of novels， then a fourth novel all standalone， and this one with a standalone murder mystery…but the most annoying directions taken on the Maureen Johnson hooked me with the Shades of London series back in the 2010s， but having left that series hanging high and dry for years， and the diminishing returns on this series to which she’s spent half a decade instead， are really starting to unhook me as a reader of hers。 I mean， it was a bold move to write a single mystery stretched out into a trilogy of novels， then a fourth novel all standalone， and this one with a standalone murder mystery…but the most annoying directions taken on the romance front。 I’m not surprised to see a lot of fellow readers immensely disappointed with how Johnson handles this series’ alleged flagship （though at least Janelle and Vi don’t provoke any drama， so there’s that。） And while this book does fulfill a longtime ambition on Johnson’s part to write an English country manor murder mystery， being a part of this series in particular means it relies on some thinly contrived plot reasons why Stevie even gets to go to England to investigate this cold case to begin with。 At least there was the promise of comeuppance for one of the Nine Liars…though I’ll be honest， Nine Wankers would be a more perfect title to describe the obnoxious 1995 uni students around whom this cold case revolves。 I’ll be generous with the two stars， but not for the first time， I’m prepared to drop this series for good。 。。。more

Natalie M ，

Captivating fifth instalment。A YA murder mystery that is heavy on the characters this time。 The story still centres around the enigmatic and unconventional student detective Stevie Bell。 The "gang" head to London， and Stevie is quickly intrigued by two murders from 1995。For me， one of the highlights was the character development and changes that will lead them into life after Ellingham Academy。 I also know this aspect has led some readers to hate this change。 Fortunately， Stevie's wit， intellige Captivating fifth instalment。A YA murder mystery that is heavy on the characters this time。 The story still centres around the enigmatic and unconventional student detective Stevie Bell。 The "gang" head to London， and Stevie is quickly intrigued by two murders from 1995。For me， one of the highlights was the character development and changes that will lead them into life after Ellingham Academy。 I also know this aspect has led some readers to hate this change。 Fortunately， Stevie's wit， intelligence， and vulnerability remain to make her a relatable and likable character， fiercely determined as usual。The mystery itself is less intricate， but there were still twists， turns， and detecting。Despite not being the target audience for this novel， I still thoroughly enjoy the characters and progress in the series。 。。。more

Kirsten Fazzino ，

Another mystery and a whole new set of characters！ The original 4 are still there from the school which is good but with some more personal drama。 It was an ok start but I hope it gets better as the series progresses！

Elizabeth ，

I feel Gypped！ What the heck was that？ I’m kinda mad right now， at the ending for sure but mostly for the entire book itself。 There was zero set up， nothing was actually investigated and I get it， she had less time， but there was no 24 hour sessions to help solve it。 It felt rushed and unfinished。 Especially compared to the rest of the series！ This made no sense and it was a slap in the face for the characters。 It was more of a pity whiny party for Stevie and all the decisions did not for her ch I feel Gypped！ What the heck was that？ I’m kinda mad right now， at the ending for sure but mostly for the entire book itself。 There was zero set up， nothing was actually investigated and I get it， she had less time， but there was no 24 hour sessions to help solve it。 It felt rushed and unfinished。 Especially compared to the rest of the series！ This made no sense and it was a slap in the face for the characters。 It was more of a pity whiny party for Stevie and all the decisions did not for her character at all。 Yup， very upset about this。 。。。more

Meep ，

Good the ending tho

Chris Haigh ，

Loved this， didn't solve it， the ending killed me Loved this， didn't solve it， the ending killed me 。。。more

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