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One of My Favourite Books: Beautiful Malice By Rebecca James Synopsis: Katherine has experienced a dark past, her sister’s murder. She moves from Melbourne to Sydney to try and escape the memories and guilt that haunt her. In Sydney she befriends Alice, a girl with a carefree approach to life. They instantly become good friends sharing each other’s secrets. But as the story unfolds she realises that Alice is hiding a very dangerous secret, one that could bring the past back to haunt her. Genre: Drama-Thriller What I thought: I love this book, with all its twists and turns. Throughout the whole book there were many unexpected thing that you would have never thought of happening. This book was a great read and I recommend it to any teenage girl. My Rating: 9 1/2

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Somebody’s Crying by Maureen McCarthy Synopsis: Tom, Jonty and Alice were all torn apart from the death of Lillian Wishart. But now they all find themselves in the same town again, three years on from the tragedy. But the killer of Lillian is still unknown. The mystery of her death brings them closer together but one incident could tear them apart forever. Genre: Drama-thriller My thoughts: Somebody’s Crying is a great book that keeps you guessing. In this book it strongly shows how the past can have so much effect on the present and future. This is a sad book but I love the the way Maureen McCarthy has written this. My Rating: 8

Kiss of Death by Malcolm Rose

S﻿ynopsis : On a school trip to Eyam the school children are told stories about the Black Death that hit there 340 years ago. But not all people are interested in villagers struggle for survival. They are more interested in the money at the bottom of the wishing well. But when Wes and Kim steal the coins they will face horrible consequences and there is only one way to stop it. Genre: Thriller My thoughts: It is really good book but is also an easy read. This book is hard to put down because you always want to know what is going to happen next. In the Kiss of Death it tells you quite a bit about the Black Death which was really interesting. My Rating: 8

= = =Darkwater= By Georgia Blain

== **Synopsis: When Amanda Clarke’s body is found by the waterfront, fear grows within everyone living in the small town. One thing most of all are that people want answered is who did this to the popular teenage girl. Winter is determent to found out who the killer is. But Winter soon discovers that the answers she has been searching for are much closer than she first thought. ** ==

**Genre: Drama-thriller **
== **My thoughts: I thought this book was really good. It kept you guessing which I love and there was no boring parts. I highly recommend to girls who love a muder mystery. ** ==

**By Maureen McCarthy **
== **Synopsis: Rose is all ready for the the roadtrip ahead, happy to be alone. Until her mother decides to come along bringing back memories of the ** ==

== **Synopsis: Jane is left for dead in a rosebush late one night. She is a victim of hit and run but she cant remember who tried to kill her. Her memories are slowly coming back to her in the hospital but they are not adding up. She also has the feeling that her friends are not telling her everything about the night. She soon realises that one of friends is not actually not so friendly. One of her freind was trying to kill her and still is. But can she figure out the truth before it is too late? ** ==

**Genre: Drama/thriller **
== **My thoughts: I really liked this book cause it kept you guessing until the end. It was really unexpected and well written until the last page. I recommend this to any girl who likes mysteries. ** ==