You Owe Me a Murder
Book by Eileen Cook
DETAILS
Publisher : Clarion Books; Reprint edition (November 22, 2022) Language : English Paperback : 368 pages ISBN-10 : 0358732018 ISBN-13 : 978-0358732013 Reading age : 14 - 17 years Grade level : 9 - 12 Item Weight : 9.3 ounces , Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying , E. Lockhart, and Gillian Flynn. Kim never expected to plot a murder. But that was before her boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Now, Kim’s stuck on a class trip to London with him and his new soulmate and she can’t help wishing he was a little bit dead, even if she’d never really do that. But when Kim meets Nicki, a stranger on the plane who’s more than willing to listen to Kim’s woes, things start to look up. Nicki's got a great sense of humor, and when she jokes about swapping murders, Kim plays along—that is, until Kim’s ex-boyfriend mysteriously dies. Blackmailed by Nicki to fulfill her end of the deal, Kim will have to commit a murder or take the fall for one. Read more
REVIEW
17 year old Kim is on her way to London for a school trip (it is more of a scholastic trip). At first Kim really wanted to go because her boyfriend Connor was going, but then he broke up with her. And now as her plane is delayed she has to sit and watch him get all cozy with his new girlfriend. But then Kim has a chance meeting with Nicki. They get to talking during the flight, Kim all bout Connor and Nicki about her drunk mother. And then Kim makes a list of all the reasons why she hates Connor and he should die. While Kim thought it was all in fun, Nicki has other ideas. Connor dies in what appears to be an accident, and then Kim starts getting messages from Nicki that she now owes her a murder. Kim knows she cannot go to the police, no one would believe her. She tries to just ignore Nicki, but she keeps showing up and threatening not only Kim but the people she loves. I really did like this book, but I did think the beginning part was a bit on the slow side. But then it did pick up and there were lots of plot twists that I did not see coming. The closer it got to the end, I found myself getting more on the edge of my seat and could not wait to find out how this was going to all play out. And I really did like how ended up playing out. This was told from Kim’s POV and I really liked her. Liked having the view as to what was going on in her mind and what she was thinking and planning to do next. I liked the growth she had in the book. How she didn’t just roll up in a ball and take what Nicki was doing. She tried to figure things out. And I liked how she made the most out of her trip and how she would try new things that were out of her comfort zone (she is afraid out heights, but ended up going on the London Eye) . I thought she was a great character all around. My next favorite was Alex. He was such a geek and I loved him. He had me chuckling a few times.
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