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May 20, 2015Imagine_That rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Tandy Angel has more than enough on her plate without not one, but two murder mysteries. But that doesn’t stop her from doing whatever she can to solve them. When her life has been turned upside down, she figures it’s better to do something than nothing. The Private School Murders is the second book in the Confessions series, and Tandy’s log of all of the crazy things going on in her life, from long-lost love, to all-new emotions. While I found the ending of this book too perfect and miraculous, the events leading up to it kept me hooked page after page. Just when you think something can go right, it goes wrong, right up until the end where everything turns around, and Tandy gets what she lost and more. When I started reading the book, I was irritated by the characters’ superiority. People don’t have to be rich to be smart, or geniuses to be cool, worthwhile, or get anything done. I actually felt bad about myself reading this, as if I was wasting my life. While I was bugged by the almost Mary-Sue superiority of the characters, they grew on me, and by the end, I was rooting for them. I just wanted things to turn out more realistically. The ending reminded me of a fairy tale, like Cinderella, or Snow White. Either way, if the sequel the book sets up for comes out, I will read it, and anyone who likes a multilevel mystery with layers of intrigue will find some interest in this book. Just remember that it is fiction, and does not need to be one hundred percent realistic.