Little Creeping Things
From breakout debut author Chelsea Ichaso comes Little Creeping Things, a compulsively readable YA suspense novel with a narrator who can't be trusted, perfect for fans of Natasha Preston. She never meant to hurt anyone...
When she was a child, Cassidy Pratt accidentally started a fire that killed her neighbor. At least, that's what she's been told. She can't remember anything from that day. She's pretty sure she didn't mean to do it. She's a victim too. But her town's bullies, particularly the cruel and beautiful Melody Davenport, have never let her live it down. In Melody's eyes, Cassidy is a murderer and always will be.
And then Melody goes missing, and Cassidy thinks she may have information about what happened. She knows she should go to the cops, but...she recently joked about how much she'd like to get rid of Melody. She even planned out the perfect way to do it. And then she gets a chilling text from an unknown number: I'm so glad we're in this together.
Now it's up to Cassidy to figure out what's really going on, before the truth behind Melody's disappearance sets the whole town ablaze.
Perfect for fans of:
- Detective stories for teens
- Teen thrillers
- Karen McManus and Natasha Preston
Praise for Little Creeping Things:
A Junior Library Guild Selection!
"Chelsea Ichaso has without a doubt written the breakout thriller of the year."--Dana Mele, author of People Like Us
"Ichaso's debut is a riveting whodunnit... a psychological thriller worthy of mystery aficionados."--School Library Journal
"Guaranteed to keep young readers guessing until the final pages...will satisfy the appetites of all manner of mystery fans."--Booklist
"[A] genre-solid whodunit and keeps readers guessing until the very last page."--Publishers Weekly
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Community Reviews
Little Creeping Things is a mystery thriller with a great twist at the end. Opening with a sequence of scenes highlighting how unreliable Cassidy is and how haunted she is by her past, Ichaso creates tension and mystery.
The novel raises many questions, as Cassidy tries to solve the mystery without implicating herself in the crime. However, when she starts getting mysterious text messages, her sanity is pushed to the edge. It makes sense that her secrecy would alienate those close to her, but the way she develops throughout the tension of the story, it makes her a better person.
As for the story itself, it has excellent pacing to develop the plot and tension and Ichaso does a great job with misdirection. Some characters are the obvious red herrings, but when Ichaso reveals the villain it does take the reader by surprise because of all the misdirection, all the twists, and turns that keep the reader looking away from the actual suspect. There are so many shifts in the character dynamics to keep the tension high and the pacing steady. That is what made this a gripping read, how it keeps the reader on their toes.
Little Creeping Things is a great thriller that keeps the reader guessing
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Cass can’t remember everything from that frightful day that took place when she was younger. All she knows is there was a fire, her friend died, and she may be the one responsible for it. Now the girl who’s bullied her for years over what happened has gone missing, along with a notebook of evidence to showing Cass may be the one who took her.
Follow Cass and her friend Gideon as they follow the clues to find Mallory. Along the way pieces of what happened the day of the fire start to come together and the most unlikely person may have played a part in it all.
Just when you think you know where each clue is taking you, and to who, the path changes. This is a great fast paced YA Thriller that will definitely keep you on your toes!
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