Killing November
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories
4.3
(965)
Adriana Mather
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Hang a Witch comes a thriller set at a secretive boarding school where students are trained to carry on family legacies that have built--and toppled--empires. Think Umbrella Academy with teenage assassins.November is as good as dead. She just doesn't know it yet.At the international Academy Absconditi, there's no electricity, no internet, and an archaic eye-for-an-eye punishment system. Classes range from knife throwing and poisons to the art of deception. And the students? All silver-spoon descendants of the world's most elite strategists--training to become assassins, spies, and master impersonators. One is a virtuoso of accents--and never to be trusted. Another is a vicious fighter determined to exploit November's weaknesses. And then there's the boy with the mesmerizing eyes and a secret agenda. November doesn't know how an ordinary girl like her fits into the school's complicated legacy. But when a student is murdered, she'll need to separate her enemies from her allies before the crime gets pinned on her . . . or she becomes the killer's next victim. From New York Times bestselling author Adriana Mather comes the first book in a thrilling new series that will leave you breathless.
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Author
Adriana Mather
Pages
416
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2019-03-26
ISBN
0525579109 9780525579106
Ratings
Google: 5
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""Welcome to Academy Absconditi, November, where the scheming never stops, and where someone is always trying to push you off a ledge."<br/><br/>I loved Killing November! This book is about November, who winds up at a boarding school for children of strategists (spies, assassins, etc.) mid-semester. I will pretty much always be hooked in by a boarding school story, and this one did not disappoint. <br/><br/>My only complaint was the name stuff - there's a lot having to do with the root origins of names, and it got old after a while. I kept hoping it would fade out, but no, it continued through the entire book.<br/><br/>I loved figuring out the mysteries of what was going on in this book, and I liked the characters, too. It was left open-ended for the story to continue, and I'm looking forward to reading more."
"Very interesting and page turning book"
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Flicka
""Coming to this school was like starting a wildfire that immediately raged out of control. Not to mention that I remind people of the past in the worst possible ways." Mystery novels ususally take me out of my comfort zone & I like how this one surprised me. Unexpectedly & thankfully there was no Chosen One trope;I liked how the MC was forced out of her comfoet zone, discovered & conquered new limits, and saw herself in a whole new light with each chapter. The characters overall were nothing short of enigmatic. November herself was very relatable, I experienced her perspective on a personal level. This was a thrilling mission & I enjoyed it immensely💖🖤💖"
"no it over all was pretty good"
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Chloe Courtright
"This was a fast moving story and was hard to put the book down. This was wrote by the author of How To Hang A Witch. Would recommend!"
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Pam Alexander