I'm sorry but this was not it.

I read this via audiobook and that did not help this book at all.

I found the narrator's voice to be kind of annoying, but I could ignore that (it really wasn't that annoying). But it got really bad when she would do other voices for different characters. Now those were some bad voices.

As for the story itself, nothing happened in this book. I was expecting an action-packed thriller. I wanted something reminiscent of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, but no. This is not that. This was so boring, it was just lame teen drama that is extremely uninteresting and immature and has nothing to do with anything. One character just happens to know someone who died, that's it.

Sorry if this is a harsh review, but this was not an entertaining listening experience and all I really ask for in a book is for it to entertain me. And for it to actually match the category it was put in.

Thanks to NetGalley for the audiobook ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Z0e_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

Thank you to NetGalley, Row House by Spotify Audiobooks, and Piper L. White for providing early access to All (Dead) Girls Lie.

YA mysteries and thrillers are one of my guilty pleasures, and All (Dead) Girls Lie checks many of the familiar boxes typical of the genre. While it doesn’t break new ground and leans heavily into predictable tropes, it still offers an entertaining read. I suspect it would be especially enjoyable for younger readers or those new to YA suspense, who might find the twists more surprising than I did—I guessed the ending fairly early on.

The story centers on Quinn, who finds herself being questioned by the police after a series of murders rock her small southern hometown. Naturally, she starts her own investigation—because what else would a sixteen-year-old do? This was one of my biggest struggles with the book: the character motivations often felt thin or unrealistic. That said, it's been a while since I was a teenager, so I may just be out of touch with the bold leaps of logic teens in thrillers often make.

In the end, while it didn't stand out from others in the genre for me, I would still recommend it to teen readers or anyone just starting to explore YA thrillers.

Rating: 3/5

The atmospheric setting paired with a friend group of popular girls and a murder mystery entangled in gloomy woods... need I say more? I couldn't put this book down.
As the friend group starts getting smaller due to bloody circumstances, one of the FMC Quinn finds herself falling for the most popular girl in school, and just by luck, she finds herself entwined into their web of lies and secrets that just might get her killed.

This book had me questioning who the real victim was, and why someone was out for blood, specifically when it come to JUST their friend group.
The last 80% of the book really has you stopping whatever it is your doing to fully concentrate on everything coming to the crunch and BOY was it good!! I had my suspicions, and I was halfway there. The endgame in the epilogue gave me whiplash, and yes, I had to rewind to hear what I actually heard!! WHAT A TWIST!

P.S: CHRISTINE DIDN'T DESERVE THAT! I WAS ROOTING FOR HER! 🤣

PPS: Thank you for the opportunity to review this ALC.

Thank you Row House and Netgalley for this ALC, these opinions are my own. I love a good mystery, especially when it’s queer! Quinn lives in a small town where the worst thing that happens is robbery. That is until a girl dies. She just happens to be one of the most popular girls in school. Her friend group looks lost without her, a group that includes Gilly, who just happens to be Quinn’s crush. And she’s even more surprised when her Gilly talks to her in class. As they grow closer Quinn finds her self enmeshed in crime. Especially when another of Gilly’s friends turns up dead. Someone has it out for Gilly’s friend group and now Quinn might be in danger by association. But she’s finally getting to date the girl of her dreams. In order to protect Gilly Quinn will have to work the case. Can she find a murderer? Or will love be her downfall? Fast paced and had me hooked! I enjoyed Quinn and her friends. Piper White’s All (Dead) Girls Lie is all secrets, lies, and murder! It kept me guessing! And Hope Newhouse put me right into the story!

this was so spooky and fun!! i couldnt put it down!! i really enjoyed the way this story was written and it was so easy to follow along with and i couldnt put it down!

Creepy, atmospheric, and totally addictive—I tore through this book in a single day. Piper White blends psychological suspense with a chilling small-town mystery that had me constantly second-guessing everyone. The story centers around a missing girl, a buried secret, and a narrator you’re never quite sure you can trust.

I especially liked how the grief and guilt were woven into the plot—it made the tension feel real. The pacing was solid, the twists sharp, and just when I thought I had it figured out… nope. That final reveal? Perfectly twisted.

That said, the romantic subplot between the two girls didn’t really work for me. It felt forced and distracted from the mystery, which was otherwise strong on its own. Honestly, if I would have known ahead of time, I would not have read the book. My opinion!

If you're into thrillers with dark secrets and female leads, definitely add this to your list. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC—can’t wait to see what Piper White writes next!

I DNFed this one at 60%. There was Insta love, which I’m not a fan of, and it just felt like a chore every time I picked it up. Predictable and something I’ve seen before. This book had parts that were good and original, however the parts that were original were not good and the parts that were good were not original.