If you’re still recovering from that dramatic Season Two Riverdale finale like me, then you’ll be relieved to know that the Season Three premiere is less than a month away! To keep your excitement in check for that much-awaited date with your couch and TV on October 10th, check out these mysterious, dramatic books to binge read.
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Blood is always thicker than water in the town of Riverdale, with families like the Lodges, Blossoms, Coopers, and Andrews. Is that also true in A Void the Size of the World? After Abby catches her sister, Rhylee, kissing her (Abby’s) boyfriend, she runs into the woods and never returns. Rhylee is left with uncovering the truth behind her sister’s sudden disappearance, while dealing with her own guilt. Family bonds, betrayal, and tragedy are the themes at the heart of this novel.
A girl must face the consequences after her actions indirectly lead to her sister’s disappearance in this haunting novel about sisterhood, tragedy, and the hole that’s left behind when we lose a loved one.Rhylee didn’t mean to kiss her sister’s boyfriend. At least, not the first time. But it doesn’t matter, because her sister, Abby, caught them together, ran into the dark woods behind their house…and never came home. As evidence mounts that something terrible has happened to Abby, no one wants to face the truth. Rhylee can’t bring herself to admit what she’s done: that she is the reason her sister ran away. Now Tommy, Abby’s boyfriend, is the prime suspect in her disappearance, and Rhylee’s world has been turned upside down. Slowly, Rhylee’s family is breaking—their lives hinging on the hope that Abby will return. Rhylee knows they need to face the truth and begin healing—but how can they, when moving on feels like a betrayal? And how do you face the guilt of wishing a person gone…when they actually disappear?
Riverdale is a town where murder is not unfamiliar territory. With characters like the Black Hood lurking around every corner, anyone can be a suspect when it comes to mysterious causes of death. In Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls, June finds out that her best friend, Delia, burned herself to death. However, she’s not completely convinced that this tragedy is a suicide.
The New York Times bestselling “taut, sophisticated thriller” (BCCB, starred review) packed with twists and turns that will leave you breathless.They say Delia burned herself to death in her stepfather’s shed. They say it was suicide. But June doesn’t believe it. June and Delia used to be closer than anything. Best friends in that way that comes before everyone else—before guys, before family. It was like being in love, but more. They had a billion secrets, binding them together like thin silk cords. But one night a year ago, everything changed. June, Delia, and June’s boyfriend Ryan were just having a little fun. Their good time got out of hand. And in the cold blue light of morning, June knew only this—things would never be the same again. And now, a year later, Delia is dead. June is certain she was murdered. And she owes it to her to find out the truth…which is far more complicated than she ever could have imagined. Sexy, dark, and atmospheric, Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Any Riverdale fan knows that keeping secrets is a main theme of the show. The core four (Archie, Veronica, Betty, and Jughead) form a bond by trying to unravel the truths and lies behind Jason’s death. The Dead Enders focuses on its own foursome friendship that was forged in order to keep a horrible tragedy hidden. Set in a small town where gossip is a main pastime, these “dead enders” must figure out how to keep the past in the past is this gripping mystery.
For fans of One of Us Is Lying, this novel set during the summer in the small tourist town of Gold Fork features four teens all sharing one secret from their past—and one explosive truth that could change everything.In a place like Gold Fork, sometimes a secret is the only thing that’s really yours. Ana, Davis, Erik, and Georgie know that best. Bound together by a horrible tragedy from their pasts, they forged a friendship that has lasted through high school. In a town full of weekenders, they all know what it’s like to be dead enders, fated to stay trapped in a tourist destination for the rest of their lives. But with the appearance of long-lost family members and an arsonist setting the town ablaze, it’s time to confront the fact that what brought them together years ago might be what ultimately tears them apart. Because someone is keeping one last secret—a truth that could change everything.
Much in the style of Riverdale, McManus tackles a whodunit story line. When a classmate who self-identifies as both a loner and an outcast is found dead, the prime suspects are the four students who recently spent detention with him. The brain, beauty, criminal, and athlete must work together in order to clear their names and find out what really happened to their fellow detention mate. It’s a mystery not even Betty and Jughead might be able to crack.
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