Bad Like Us

by Gabriella Lepore, Gary Tiedemann (Read by), Abby Craden (Read by), Carlotta Brentan (Read by), Caitlin Kelly (Read by)

Overview

Two friend groups collide when someone turns up dead over spring break in this heart-thumping YA thriller for fans of One of Us Is Lying and We Were Liars Spring break is a vibe—until someone gets murdered Partying with popular classmates they barely know is not what Eva and her BFFs had in mind for their spring break. But things have been off ever since Miles' academic career took a turn for the worse (they don't talk about it), so a trip to a private beach lodge might be exactly what they need. And Eva won’t admit it, but the chance to reconnect with Colton is worth putting up with Piper’s constant livestreams to her thousands of “besties.” At first, it’s all sand and waves, but tensions run high when an anonymous letter shakes up an already-flailing love triangle. When someone turns up dead, Eva can’t even trust her closest friends—but she thinks she can trust Colton. As they get closer to the truth, they uncover secrets that upend everything they thought they knew about their fellow spring breakers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798212723855
Publisher:	Inkyard Press
Publication date:	03/05/2024
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Gabriella Lepore is a YA author from South Wales in the United Kingdom, where she lives with her husband and two kids. When she isn't reading or writing, she can usually be found exploring the coastline or perusing a bookstore. She enjoys autumn days and cups of tea and is always searching for the next mystery. Visit her at www.GabriellaLepore.co.uk or follow her on Instagram @gabriellalepore_books.

Gary Tiedemann is a Florida and New York-based narrator, but learned how to act in Chicago's improv, sketch-comedy, and theater scene. He came to audiobook narration after voicing countless commercials and videos over a twenty-year voice-over career. Gary has also appeared in hundreds of improv and sketch performances at Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, iO, The Second City, and in dozens of theater roles as a cofounder of The New Colony Theatre. When Gary is not in a booth, he is probably outside wondering if there is time to go camping.

Abby Craden has been a professional actress and voice artist for over sixteen years and can be heard in numerous television and radio commercials, video games, and audiobooks. She has twice won the AudioFile Earphones Award.

Carlotta Brentan is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.

Caitlin Kelly, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a seasoned voice-over artist with experience in Japan and the United States. She has a BFA in drama and studied musical theater at the Collaborative Arts Project 21, an off-Broadway theater company and musical theater training conservatory. She got started in voice-over work in 2009 while living in Japan where she toured with Disney's World of English and World Family Club as a performer and a puppeteer.

Editorial Reviews

Full of twists and turns, The Last One to Fall kept me guessing until the final pages. A delightfully deceptive, cleverly crafted mystery!”

author of This Lie Will Kill You Chelsea Pitcher

Praise for Bad Like Us

"Gabriella Lepore’s Bad Like Us is a juicy, claustrophobic entry into the canon of contemporary young adult thrillers. Short chapters, alternating points-of-view, interview snippets, and saved video confessions will have you racing through the pages of Bad Like Us, piecing together and peeling back the layers of this intricate who-done-it on a spring break gone wrong." —Sarah Henning, best-selling author of the Sea Witch duology


Praise for The Last One to Fall

"Full of twists and turns, The Last One to Fall kept me guessing until the final pages. A delightfully deceptive, cleverly crafted mystery!" — Chelsea Pitcher, author of This Lie Will Kill You

"A one-sitting read for teens who love a whodunit." —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for This Is Why We Lie

"Starts with a shock and keeps you guessing to the end. Moody, atmospheric, and swirling with secrets, you won’t know who to trust the entire time—and you’ll cling to every word of Lepore’s gorgeous writing."—Diana Urban, author of All Your Twisted Secrets

"This fast-paced novel will keep teens guessing until the very end… Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, this is highly recommended for thriller shelves."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2024-02-03
A trip to a private resort sounds like a great spring break—until someone dies.

At an Oregon beach resort, nine high school seniors from Seattle come together for an exclusive vacation. Eva and her friend Alice aren’t so sure about hanging out with popular girls Piper and Karly. But their friend Danny, Piper’s ex-boyfriend, seems to be in good spirits. Danny has invited Colton, his twin brother, and his friend Miles. Two of Colton’s friends are there, too—Noah and Javier, who’s also Piper’s current boyfriend. Tensions flare among the web of friends as they settle into the secluded beach lodge. As the group are drinking by the firepit one night, Eva goes for a walk on the beach and hears a “bloodcurdling sound.” The next morning, one of the friends is found dead—and the police think it was murder. Each of the eight surviving teens has something to hide, and if tensions were flaring before, they’re blazing now. Unfortunately, the characters are flat and feel reduced to their respective secrets; Piper and Karly are caricatures of vapid cliquishness, and the other characters’ interests are only briefly mentioned. Eva and Colton, who share the first-person narration, are the most fleshed out. Their alternating chapters are broken up by texts from various group chats, transcripts of Piper’s vlogs, and interviews with the police. Most characters are implied white; brown-skinned Javier is cued Latine, and Alice reads Black.

A fun but ultimately forgettable vacation thriller. (Thriller. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews