Seasick by Kristin Cast, Pintip Dunn #bookreview #YA #mystery #thriller

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Title: Seasick

Author:  Kristin Cast, Pintip Dunn

Publisher: Delacorte Press 

Publication Date: June 11, 2024

Page Count:  329

My rating: 3 1/2 stars

About the book:

There’s a killer on board a luxury yacht, and two former friends must team up to figure out which of their privileged classmates has a penchant for murder before they become victims themselves. Don’t miss out on this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling authors Kristin Cast and Pintip Dunn!

Ex–best friends Naya Morgan and Yana Bunpraserit have always felt like outsiders in their small Oklahoma town. But this year, everything changes when they’re inducted into an exclusive society of Yatesville High’s top recent graduates. Unimaginable opportunities await them, starting with a celebratory yacht trip to Bermuda. Despite the likely onslaught of microaggressions and backhanded compliments from their peers—in addition to their own rocky past—Yana and Naya are ready for an epic voyage.
Then one of their classmates is brutally murdered, leaving them stuck at sea with a killer. Yana and Naya may have avoided each other for years, yet as the body count rises, rekindling their friendship might be the only way they’ll both survive.

Seasick by Kristin Cast, Pintip Dunn is a young adult mystery/thriller book. The story in Seasick is basically a take on the old locked room/yacht type of mystery and is one that does alternate the point of view between the characters.

Naya Morgan and Yana Bunpraserit used to be best friends being the only diverse students in their small Oklahoma town but have since grown apart. Now however both girls have been invited on a private yacht cruise to Bermuda after inducted into an exclusive society of Yatesville High’s top graduates. Once onboard the yacht though things take a dark turn when one of their classmates is brutally murdered.

Kristin Cast and Pintip Dunn are both authors that I have read and enjoyed in the past so seeing the cover of this new young adult thriller have the yacht on it and cruising being a huge love of mine I couldn’t pass this one by. For the most part this was a solid locked room mystery and I did enjoy the fast paced action of the book. The story did end up feeling a tad unbelievable overall though if you think back on the wrap up and generally not being a fan of the two characters having such similar names which had me scratching my head a few times early on to distinguish them I ended up with a rating at three and a half stars.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

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About the authors:

Kristin Cast is a #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author who cowrote the House of Night series, which has sold over 25 million copies. She was born on an Air Force base in Japan and grew up in Oklahoma. Her passion for storytelling came from the stacks at dusty bookstores and in rickety chairs in old coffeehouses in Portland. Her books have been sold into over 40 countries.Pintip Dunn is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fiction and a two-time RITA® award winner. Her books have been translated into four languages, and they have won or been nominated for several following awards. A first-generation Thai American, she grew up in a tiny town in Kansas. Pintip now lives in Maryland with her family.