Copycat

Written by Hannah Jayne

Narrated by Stephanie Bentley

Everyone is dying to read the latest book in the popular Gap Lake mystery series, and Addison is no exception. As the novel's biggest fan, she's thrilled when the infamously reclusive author, R. J. Rosen, contacts her, giving her inside information others would kill for.

Addison's always dreamed of what it would be like if the books were real . . . But then she finds the most popular girl in school dead. Murdered. And realizes that life imitating fiction is more dangerous than she could have imagined. As other terrifying events from the books start happening around her, Addison has to figure out how to write her own ending-and survive the story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jul 3, 2018
• ISBN: 9781541481572

Hannah Jayne

Hannah Jayne lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and writes cozy mysteries, young adult fiction, chick lit, and grocery lists that she never seems to remember to bring to the grocery store. Hannah shares a house with two neurotic, feet-attacking cats and has Kryptonite-like weakness for donuts. Visit www.hannahjschwartz.com.

Reviews for Copycat

[eadieb-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a quick, easy read. I listened to the audio which was only 5.5 hrs. long. It's geared towards the YA audience but I also found it rather entertaining. The only complaint I have is that the murderer was a bit predictable. The murder of a high school girl imitates a death in a fictional Gap Lake mystery series for teens. There is not much suspense or too many twists but there is a lot of action. I would recommend this book to those who like YA mysteries. I would like to thank Tantor Publishers and LibraryThing Early Reviewer for a free copy for an honest review.

[eggsnhm · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was good enough that I got through it pretty quickly, but was a "stupid heroine gets in scary situation and is too dumb to go to the authorities' story. There were a couple of saving graces, however. 1) Addison, the heroine, is only a high school student, so the fact that she makes foolish choices is kind of understandable. 2) The characters are sufficiently well drawn that I was willing to ride it out to the end.

[aussiegrl · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the concept of this story, but it needed a bit more character development. I didn't guess the "who done it" until near the end when the author hinted at it. I think this would be a hit with more of a teen audience which is what it is probably intended for. Not sure if I would read more by this author, but when my daughter hits the teen years I may suggest she try one. I would definitely listen to more books read by Stephanie Bentley she did a fantastic job!

[lesindy · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Addi has a blog dedicated to her favorite mystery novels, with fanfiction and fan theories. A person claiming to be the author sends her excerpts of his new book to post, and Addi is thrilled. Her blog is instantly hot, and she's excited at her work. Then a girl at school turns up dead like the excerpt, and Addi's life is no longer carefree.A decent YA mystery, but her friend Maya is so airheaded and ditzy it's annoying. The mystery keeps you guessing and it is a well-written book. The narrator has a nice voice and has different voices for characters. Nice audiobook!

[amkee-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fun YA audio cozy murder mystery. The main character was fun, intelligent teen dealing with a broken family and problematic father as well as the on going mystery murder. Great spin at the end.

[lostinalibrary · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Addison ‘Addie’ Gaines is a huge fan of the teen series, Gap Lake Mysteries by reclusive author R.J. Rosen. She has a blog dedicated to it and writes fan fiction both for her blog and her school paper. When she receives an email purporting to be from Rosen inviting her to take part in the publicity for his next book, the last in the series, she is excited especially when he tells her he’s got a big surprise for her. This is followed by an apparent excerpt from the new book. But shortly after she and her best friend, Maya Garcia, discover the body of a classmate posed in a way that resembles a murder from the series. And then she receives a message from Rosen did you like my surprise?. She is convinced that this is a copycat murder but no one, not even Maya believes it – they are convinced that Addie is overreacting and what she sees as a copycat is really just a string of coincidences – that is until the parallels between real life and the series become too obvious to dismiss and the threat becomes much more personal. Copycat was a nice fast YA read. For the most part, I liked Addie and Maya although I wasn’t sure how teenagey they sounded – then again, it has been a long time since I was that age so I’m not exactly an expert on teen parlance so you can take this criticism for what it’s worth. I enjoyed this book but suspect it works better for a younger audience which is, after all, only fair since that’s its intent. Overall, I’d recommend it as a quick summer tale for a teen reader.Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review