🕵️‍♀️ Murder, secrets, and a fancy private school? Oh, you know this is gonna get juicy! To Our Graves drags you into the dark halls of St. Cuthbert’s College where nothing is as perfect as it seems. The second Detective Diane Stewart showed up, I knew things were about to hit the fan, and boy, did they. I was side-eyeing every character like they owed me answers. It’s fast, twisty, and so satisfying when all those secrets start exploding. If you like murder mysteries that keep you guessing (and gasping), grab this book and enjoy the ride. 🔍📖

It must be extremely difficult to write a novel, so I’m glad to see that other reviewers enjoyed this one. Unfortunately, this book was not for me. The author devotes the same amount of attention to the running of the school (he worked in such a place after all) and the lives of every character than he does to the investigation of the crime. There are too many names, backstories and red herrings, which makes it confusing. The dialogues include details that do nothing to advance the plot (what everybody was eating and drinking, for example). The first mention of cause of death comes at 63% and at over 70% one of the detectives mentions how it would be good to find the weapon (well, isn’t that your job?). Readers who enjoy rich backstories and value details over action will probably like this novel. I didn’t.
I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, NetGalley/Now or Never Publishing.