Girls Who Burn is a fast-paced mystery that had me intrigued from start to finish!

Addie is still dealing with the loss of her sister and the things she said to her the night of her death. Even though Fiona's death was ruled an accident, Addie believes that a summer resident, Thatcher, was responsible for her death. One-year later, Thatcher is found dead at the bottom of the ravine where Fiona was found, and Addie seems to be the number one suspect. Addie will have to work with Thatcher's cousin and her alibi for the night of Thatcher's and Fiona's murder, Seth.

Girls Who Burn had everything I enjoy in a mystery/thriller and had several twists throughout the book that kept me guessing till the end. I like how the book didn't focus completely about the investigation but also how Addie was dealing with the fallout from the events that took place the night of Fiona's death while also fighting her feelings for Seth. If you enjoy fast-paced mystery/thrillers, I recommend this book.

Girls Who Burn comes out July 16th.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group for the opportunity to review Girls Who Burn. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

It was physically impossible for me to put this book down. Did it take away a day from my vacation? Sure. Was it worth it? Oh, absolutely. Let me tell you why.

Girls Who Burn is a fast-paced YA thriller, with a mystery that will keep you scratching your head until the inevitable "Aha!" moment. The way M. K. Pagano decided to write this story, from the atmosphere to the characters and most importantly, the mystery, can only be described as addictive. So much so that I kept telling myself I would just read one more chapter until I reached the final one. It also helped that this story doesn't meander and gets to the point quite quickly. Not to mention the short chapters that know exactly what they are doing and how to nudge you toward the next one. That's when the cycle repeats.

M. K. Pagano's debut is a story that feels as if it was crafted by super-intelligent aliens trying to create the perfect narrative that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat from beginning to end. I'm happy to report that the experiment was a huge success. Girls Who Burn is an incredible debut from an author who has made the very short list of authors who will have me leaving fantasy every now and again to read a great thriller.

I adore books about teenage girls who are not afraid to be messy; Pagano writes it beautifully. I do wish the twist had been less out of the blue and the discussion of college financials had been more researched. That being said, I appreciate the light being shed on generation wealth, the power it provides, and the people who have to claw their way to a life that is delivered to others on a silver platter.

I could not put this book down! I read the entire thing in three nights, the last night way past my bedtime. Pagano does such an excellent job creating not only a mystery, but the strong desire to stick around to find out what really happened. Such an excellent cast of characters, especially our narrator Addie who is heartbroken and flawed and struggling in ways that many girls and women will find familiar, even if her situation is different. A simmering, twisty story about ambition, desire, privilege, and where those things collide.

This was a pretty good YA thriller. The mystery was compelling and kept me on my toes. I couldn’t stop reading because I had to know what happened. I appreciated the short chapters and how the book started quickly. I don’t think the enemies to lovers trope was necessary, but liked the characters nevertheless.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group for providing me with an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Goodreads review here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201751811

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book.

This book was a page turner from start to finish.

The cover is absolutely beautu6. I had to order a hard copy for my shelf!

I enjoyed this book greatly. The story drew me in from the first chapter to the final page.

All I can say is wow. This is a must read. I highly recommend.

It is going to be a number one best seller!

Five stars plus!

Thank you NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book ahead of time in exchange for a review. You should read it!

This book was pretty good, I would definitely recommend

~This was given by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

The mystery of Girls Who Burn intrigued me from the beginning. Addie Blackwood lost her sister a year ago. She’s spent the last year blaming their friend Thatcher Montgomery for pushing her to her death. But when Thatcher dies the same way, she knows she’s been wrong. Their families are intertwined in friendship and drama and - as now becomes clear - hatred. Thatcher’s brother Seth, the boy she was with both times, is the only person she trusts to help. But all their theories have the same problem. Who would want someone from both families dead?

This is not action-packed. The slow romance takes a central role. The characters and their struggles feel painfully, beautifully real. This is a story about money and power, and about the desperate measures of those who have neither.

Plot-wise, this wasn’t everything that I hoped it would be. As much as Addie fretted over finding a simple reason for the deaths, it would have been nice to get one. In the end it just seemed complicated. And I lost track of how many times someone showed up at just the right moment in the woods.

Four stars to this novel. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for this advance read.

I enjoyed this one! Pacey, twisty, angsty--it's got it all. It's perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Jessica Goodman. Would def recommend!

This was a unique concept and I loved how unique the cover was and that it made me want to read the book inside. MK Pagano has a great way of bringing a unique story going on and thought the characters were everything that I wanted. It uses the enemy to lover thriller and had that suspenseful feel that I was looking for.

Okay but can we make thriller romance a thing, because this was SO fun. Absolutely loved it. Total page turner. Really excited to read whatever Pagano writes next!

This was exciting and unexpected from the get go. As they work together to solve Fiona and Thatcher's murders, Seth and Addie are trying so hard to move on. They can't seem to escape the shadow of that summer though, and they're worried they may be on a path to be the next victims. As they grow closer and spend more time together, they realize they were never as alone as they thought.

With beautiful prose that will tug on your heart strings, this mystery thriller is twisty, emotional, and did not disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed this intricately plotted book. For lovers of mystery thrillers with a good dose of romance.

There aren’t the words to describe how much I really enjoyed this book. It was everything and more. I would highly suggest and recommend this book to anyone.
10/10

i thought this book was like every other YA thriller, because of all the tropes. i liked that it was a fast read with a lot of twists though

thank you netgalley for the e arc!

GIRLS WHO BURN by MK Pagono
Thank you Netgalley and PenguinTeen for the opportunity to read this early: Out July 16th.

Review:
4.5⭐
GIRLS WHO BURN is a magnifying debut novel the engrossed me from page one. Like Addie, I wanted to know what happened that fateful night, and like Addie, I wanted to know what was going on now. Who's responsible? For Fiona's death? For what's happening to the other characters: the threats, "accidents," and near accidents. Throughout this novel, I asked myself those questions and more as I tried to solve everything---picking at the clues, creating my own lists of suspects in my mond as I read, etc---before Addie and those investigating.
GIRLS WHO BURN is a face-paced, action-packed, threat and accident galore, novel. There are so many secrets and so much drama that I had to know what was happening. Once I was able to read this without distraction, I read it in just a few short hours over a few short days. That's how intriguing it is...that's how much the mystery pulled me in, kept me guessing, and oh-so shocked me. Plus the whodunit never crossed my mind.  GIRLS WHO BURN is a must-read if you love secrets, drama, and murder-mystery. 

What I Liked About It:
*the never ending threats
*the drama
*the ending

3.25 stars.

Girls Who Burn had very pretty writing. Though it wasn't a fresh feeling YA thriller, it did give an interesting sense of de ja vu/nostalgia for summertime, 90s thrillers. It was decently paced, and easy to read.

I had gone in to this one expecting a little more excitement and "newness" to the genre. And, though I was a little disappointed in those aspects, the twists at the end made up for that. This one is definitely for those who love flying through fast paced, tropey, YA Thrillers. I will be keeping my eye on what M.K. Pagano writes next.

Thank you Penguin Teen for providing me with an ARC.

3.5 stars, rounded down

I mostly enjoyed this debut novel by MK Pagano, and I'm interested to see what she comes out with next. While I enjoyed this quick read, the story definitely walked a familiar and well-worn path that covered a LOT of the same tired YA mystery tropes that feel rather outdated and overdone by this point - boy and girl from opposite sides of the tracks, classism, corrupt police, rich kids getting away with things, etc.

It wasn't bad, but I had been hoping for something more unique and something that felt a little fresher. Don't let the "enemies-to-lovers thriller" line in the description get you either - there's virtually no "enemies" portion to Addie and Seth's relationship other than passing references to how much they used to bicker as young children and about a chapter and a half of mild tension when they first see each other again at the beginning of the book.

I saw the major plot twists coming before the halfway mark, so I wasn't shocked by the ending, and I think most readers will harbor the same suspicions. I'm also still scratching my head as to how the title is supposed to tie into the narrative, but all-in-all, this book wasn't a bad way to spend a couple of hours if you're looking for a quick surface-level thriller.

An engaging and thrilling mystery that kept me guessing until the very end. Definitely didn't see the twist coming as well!