Reconstructing Amelia

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm so glad I didn't go to high school.

This book has been on my TBR since 2016 and I finally spotted it at my local used bookstore. I was in the midst of reading my least favorite genre, a classic, but I've been in a slump for about a month and a half. I heard this one was un-put-downabble so I started it in the hopes that it would get me out of my slump. And reader, I chose well. My official rating for this is 3.5 stars, but since we live in 1995 apparently and Amazon hasn't caught up to the fact that we could have half stars on here, three it is.

Let me start by saying I had the impression that this was a psychological thriller and it's not. It's a straight up mystery. And usually, I don't like mysteries as I read so many at a young age that I find them all predictable now. I'm super picky and I'm just gonna admit that's why I didn't give this a great rating. I found it predictable, yes. Definitely. BUT it wasn't boring. I could not, in fact, put it down. It's 1:30 AM and I've just finished it. It's like even though I knew I was not gonna be shocked and scandalized by the final twists, I still had to read it. The writing isn't anything spectacular but it is gripping. I had to know what happened at all times. The storyline is very high school, specifically rich high schoolers, which is maybe worse. There are some emotional moments (even if they seem forced).

But mainly, we all wanna know, why did smart, successful Amelia die that day? Did she jump off the roof of her school or was she pushed? And so ensues the chaos of reading through a teenager's texts/emails/social media to figure out what was missed and what was really going on in her life.
And as always, teenagers lie and live double lives. I truly do not like teenagers (sorry if you are one, pal.) and this was a lil awful to read just because they're kind of the worst and it's the worst part of life. I'm just gonna end this review because I'm just rambling now.

Would I recommend?
If you like mysteries and are not easily bored by them, yes, you'd probably really enjoy this one.