Mindee Arnett's The Nightmare Affair
Well, it's hard to go wrong with a YA FANTASY MURDER MYSTERY! Especially one with such interesting world-building. Protagonist Dusty is the daughter of a Nightmare (a creature that feeds on dreams) and a mortal man, attending magical kid school with various other magical teenagers and their various magical creature hierarchies (this is all very fascinating). Then she discovers she has a special tie to a (cute) mortal boy from her old school, and they have to help solve a murder! Some of the mystery parts were pretty predictable (I did incorrectly guess one major plot point though), but the organic teen romances, the strong friendships, and the general atmosphere of the story made up for that. The end leaves an opening for a sequel (yes please to more magical mysteries) and I would totally read it. A-.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on Tuesday.
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