For once I've been generous, I was going to give this 1 star and then upgraded it to 2 at the last minute. The reason being this is the second novel of a series and I haven't read the first so that could be part of the reason I really did not enjoy this book. That said there is an awful lot of talking about what happened in the first book going on which is to the detriment of moving the book forward.
Basically Seneca, Aerin, Madison and Maddox are the modern day Scooby Gang and Thomas pops in occassionally to liven things up. None of these characters read as anything other than flat and one-dimensional and the premise that the police would take these teens seriously is ridiculous and the fact they never get warned off "investigating" is palpably laughable.
The evil protagonist, Brett or whatever he decides to call himself on any given day, is not the criminal mastermind the team seem to believe he is but rather clumsy and if they had read any crime novel or watched any crime series they would be able to see right through him.
I am sure there is a market for this book for the YA audience as a primer to a "proper" crime story but when you consider some of the excellent fiction out there specifically marketed for this age group I am not even so sure about that.
I did finish the book but had to grit my teeth to do so and power on through. Honestly, if you are outside the target audience I would seriously recommend giving this one a miss.
**Review originally published November 7th, 2017**
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