Murder Takes a Selfie by Shannon Symonds, Book Review

 

 

 Book Summary:

If you like Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie, you'll love Esther and her best friend, Sophie, in book one of the By the Sea Cozy Mystery series!

Oceanside High students Esther and Sophie prefer life between the covers of their favorite books, but they open an entirely new adventure and begin an exciting new chapter when the Stuart twins, Parker and Paisley, move from Great Britain to an old mansion in Esther and Sophie's small beach town. The girls score invitations to a celebrity author's book-launch party at the twins' mansion, but after the selfies are snapped, someone goes missing, and everyone is a suspect.

Used to hiding behind her glasses and cardigans, Esther has secrets that only her cat and Sophie know. But when someone's life is at stake, what will Esther risk to solve the mystery and save her friends?

 

My Review:

This was a fun YA cozy mystery! I loved the small seaside town and the friendship between Esther and Sophie. Their differences balanced each other out beautifully and showed what true friendship is all about. Crushes, young love, friendship, and all of the fun of high school collided with a missing person case. The building of friendships and choosing to be there for your friends was a great theme throughout the book. It was a fun and fast paced book that I flew through. This is the first book i have read from Symonds and I look forward to reading more. I received a copy of this book for free; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

 Happy Reading!!!

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