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Victoria Laurie

2015327 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2015
first published
  • 2015Hyperion · 327 pages · ENGISBN 9781484700082
  • 2017Scholastic · 336 pagesISBN 9781338176339

Maddie doesn't have a choice. The forehead of every person she sees is marked by the shadowy digits of their deathdate. Her unique, innate skill often feels more like a curse than a gift, and Maddie grudgingly puts it to use identifying deathdates for the paying customers her mother reels in. It seems like a straightforward way to help support her family-until one client's young son goes missing on the exact date Maddie has pinpointed, and she gets pulled into a homicide investigation that turns her world upside down. As more young people disappear and are later found murdered, suspicion swirls around Maddie. At once a suspect in the investigation, a target for the murderer, and a partner in a tantalizing dance with a boy who might be connected to it all, could Maddie also hold the key to cracking the case? This perfectly plotted high-stakes, fast-paced thriller marks New York Times best-selling author Victoria Laurie's YA debut and brims with depth, heart, action, and romance.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSmall ensemble

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  • Alcohol abusemoderateunreviewed

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