THE MAY QUEEN MURDERS BY SARAH JUDE

The May Queen Murders

by Sarah Jude

Published: May 3, 2016

Paperback, 288 pages

MY GOODREADS RATING 4.75/5 STARS

(Thanks to HMH Books for Young Readers and Netgalley, I received a copy of this book to review)

GOODREADS SYNOPSIS:

"Stay on the roads. Don’t enter the woods. Never go out at night.

Those are the rules in Rowan’s Glen, a remote farming community in the Missouri Ozarks where Ivy Templeton’s family has lived for centuries. It’s an old-fashioned way of life, full of superstition and traditions, and sixteen-year-old Ivy loves it. The other kids at school may think the Glen kids are weird, but Ivy doesn’t care—she has her cousin Heather as her best friend. The two girls share everything with each other—or so Ivy thinks. When Heather goes missing after a May Day celebration, Ivy discovers that both her best friend and her beloved hometown are as full of secrets as the woods that surround them"

MY THOUGHTS:

This book was great!! I was hooked from beginning to end. The story line was extremely interesting, and kept me guessing the whole time. The twists and turns were perfection, I can't read to read more books by Sarah Jude.       I had very high expectations for this book and it lived up to pretty much every one. I thought the story flowed wonderfully, and the writing was impeccable. It was easy to follow, yet still made me pause to think about certain plot lines. I love when books do this, it really helps me feel connected to the story and characters.      I will be highly recommending this book to lovers of mystery! This is one of those books I want to thank Netgalley and the publishing company for a million times over!!!! I know the Goodreads ratings were all over the place, and I can see why, it's one of those love it or hate it story lines, luckily I loved it!