Book Review: Alibi Series by Annie Miles, John Byrne, Isabel Eckersley and Sorrel Provola

Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for my honest review.
Book Description: Abigail Shelton is dead.

Spring Valley's golden girl is found floating face-down in her boyfriend’s pool, hands bound behind her back, head bleeding, drugs and alcohol in her system. Her friends are the only suspects – and they all have reasons to want her dead. Everyone has an alibi, but no one is innocent.

ALIBI is a 4-part young adult e-book series. Each one-hundred page installment reveals the perspective of a different character: the secret love, the nemesis, the boyfriend, the best friend. As their tales unfold, we learn that Abby is not as perfect as everyone believes, but she’s not the only one with secrets to hide. This page-turning tale of suspense, betrayal, murder, and lust will keep fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars up and reading well past curfew.

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Review: I was given a complimentary copy of this series in return for my honest review. Alibi: The Complete Series is a collection of four novellas written by four authors (Annie Miles, John Byrne, Isabel Eckersley, and Sorrel Provola respectively). Each novella is written from the perspective of four of the main characters (or suspects, in this case), detailing the events leading up to the murder of the seemingly perfect Abby Shelton.

Initially, I was worried that the retelling of basically the same events would get repetitive and difficult to read, but luckily that wasn't the case. Each author took the story and made it their own by adding a few new details and bringing each character into a new light. All of the characters seemed pretty innocent at first glance, but it soon became clear that no one is as they seems in this series. Each character had their own reasons for wanting Abby dead, whether it be out of jealousy or otherwise. I thought it was relatively easy to figure out who the murderer was, but there were so many twists and turns that it was still a delight to continue reading and watch the story unfold.

My only real issue with these novellas is that after Charles' version of events, the stories do seem a bit shorter and a bit more rushed. It doesn't really hurt the story though, so don't let that stop you from giving this series a try. OH! and a warning for anyone with children: This series is cataloged as YA, but there is drug use and sexually explicit content so I would only recommend it for older kids.

Jessa's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Want to read Alibi? Buy it HERE.

NOTE: This post originally appeared on Once Upon A Book HERE on November 10th, 2012.