“When fifteen-year-old Chris Moore is tragically killed in a car crash, Argyle Prep is full of questions. Who was at the wheel? And more importantly, who was at fault? Eighteen-year-old Spencer Sandoval wishes she knew. As rumors swirl that her ex, Ethan, was the driver that fateful night, she can’t bring herself to defend him. And their messy breakup has nothing to do with it – she can’t remember anything from that night, not even what put her in that car with Ethan, Chris, and Tabby Hill, the new loner in school. Was it just a night out that went very wrong? And is it just a coincidence they were all part of Argyle’s esteemed honor roll, the Headmaster’s List? In a place ruled by pedigree and privilege, the answers can only come at a deadly price.”
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Content Warning: graphic car accident, addiction, panic attack/disorder. Moderate death
The Headmaster’s List is a book you have to piece together along with a main character who is suffering from car crash induced amnesia. It is most definitely a book for those who are fans of both One of Us Is Lying and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, both books that I love!
Spencer Sandoval spends this book recovering from a car crash she was involved in along with three others, one of them being her boyfriend who is responsible for the crash and ultimately, the death of 15 year old Chris Moore.
Told in the now, along with the ocassional flashback to the night of the accident, The Headmaster’s List is full of shock, betrayal, and terrible detectives. Maybe one of the worst departments I’ve read. Sometimes, the teenager is right and the police are just plain ignorant.
There are a lot of twists and turns throughout this book, and when you think it’s over, another one jumps out and shocks you just that little bit more. I never expected the ending that the book gave us, but when I think about it, it’s actually a strong one. One in which I never, not once, saw coming.
For as long as de la Cruz has been writing, this is the first of her books that I’ve read, and I’m happy that she has ventured into a genre I read a lot of as it has allowed me to discover her writing. She tells a great story in such a pace that always kept me interested, even if I did manage to suss the plot twist. Other than that, this is a solid book that makes me excited to read more of her work in the future!
Thank you to Macmillan Kids for the finished copy!
All the love,
Jade x
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