REVIEW: And Then I Found Out the Truth by Jennifer Sturman

Description

Delia Truesdale is still searching for the truth about her mother, who is in hiding somewhere in South America. But for now, Delia has to make do with her mystery-solving in New York City, alongside her Aunt Charley (a downtown hipster), her Aunt Patience(an uptown ice queen), a detective with a questionable taste in neckties, an eccentric psychic, her brainiac friend, and Quinn, the wealthy, gorgeous boy who--gasp!-- seems to return Delia's affections. Too bad Quinn's shady CEO dad may be involved in the scheme Delia is trying to crack. And a trip to South America may be in order after all... PRAISE FOR AND THEN EVERYTHING UNRAVELED

"Jennifer Sturman's YA debut is a delight! You'll love Delia, and watching her come unraveled is pure fun."--
Meg Cabot, best-selling author of The Princess Diaries and Airhead series

About the Author

Jennifer Sturman is the acclaimed author of And Then Everything Unraveled and several mystery novels, including The Pact and The Jinx. After graduating from Harvard College, Jennifer earned her MBA from Harvard Business School. She now lives in New York City, a few blocks from Delia's aunt Charley. Her website is www.jennifersturman.com.

Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Point; 1 edition (July 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0545087244
• ISBN-13: 978-0545087247

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MY THOUGHTS

LOVED IT

First off, it is best you read And Then Everything Unraveled before you enjoy this one. The plot is continued from that and only gets deeper. I really love the character of Delia as she has developed from the first novel. This is a perfect mini chick lit mystery that will have to staying up late to finish. The first one left me hanging and I hated that I had to wait a year to get to this one. The same thing happened here though. I am dying to get to the next installment.

REVIEW: And Then Everything Unravelled by Jennifer Sturman

Description

Delia Truesdale has no idea her life's about to change forever. She's too busy enjoying the California summer. Her internet tycoon mother, T.K. Truesdale, is out of town, and that means Delia can spend all her time at the beach, surfing. That is, until everything unravels.
Her mother suddenly goes missing, and everyone thinks she's dead - excpet Delia, who knows T.K.'s way too organized to simply disappear. But Delia's still sent to New York to live with her two aunts - a downtown bohemian and an uptown ice queen.
And in case that's not bad enough, she also has to deal with a snooty new school and trying not to fall for the wrong guy. Oh, and finding her mother.

As she delves deeper into the tangle of conspiracies and lies surrounding T.K.'s disappearance, Delia begins to suspect that the wrong guy may be the right guy...and that some secrets - especially the dangerous ones - were never meant to be unraveled.

About the Author

JENNIFER STURMAN is the acclaimed author of several adult mystery novels, including The Pact and The Jinx. After graduating from Harvard College, Jennifer earned her MBA from Harvard Business School. She now lives in New York City, a few blocks from Delia's aunt. She has no free time, but if she did she would probably spend it watching teen movie classics and playing poker. Please visit her online at www. jennifersturman.com.

Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Point; 1 edition (June 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0545087236
• ISBN-13: 978-0545087230

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MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT

This is a great new debut of a new YA series. The characters are well developed within a short period of time and enough details about the NYC prep school scene to make you feel like an insider. I loved the conspiracy theories and mystery involved with Delia trying to locate her missing mother. I just wish it didn't end so abruptly. The conclusion wasn't at all satisfying and now I guess I will just have to wait for the next one.