Leaf Reader, The - Softcover

Arsenault, Emily

3.55

1,179 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161695907X ISBN 13: 9781616959074

Publisher: Soho Press, 2018

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Marnie Wells has always been the weird kid. She knows she creeps people out. So no one even bats an eye when she finds an old book about reading tea leaves and starts telling fortunes. She finds it oddly soothing, but she knows none of it is real. But then basketball star Matt asks for a reading. He's been getting emails from his best friend Andrea - who disappeared and is presumed dead, with Matt a one-time suspect. Marnie sees a kindred spirit in Matt and suddenly, the readings seem real. They're telling her things about Matt. Things that could prove deadly.

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Review:

A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2018 Selection
Praise for The Leaf Reader

"Skillfully constructed . . . Arsenault never pushes the supernatural angle too hard, letting Marnie, and the reader, skate on the suspenseful edge of skepticism and belief."
--The New York Times Book Review

"The clues come fast and furious in The Leaf Reader and Arsenault does an excellent job of slowly rolling out the supernatural aspects of Marnie's 'talent' . . . A mystery that offers all teens could want in smart and supernatural writing."
--Locus Magazine

"Emily Arsenault, known for weaving haunting tales in adult mysteries, brings her knack for subtle suspense to a younger audience in this rewarding YA debut."
--BookPage
"Intriguing and suspenseful, the mystery and the cast of characters kept us guessing from the first page to the last. And now we're more than a little interested in tea leaf fortune telling..."
--Justine

"A twisty, delicious young-adult thriller."
--Plattsburgh Press-Republican

"A solid foray into YA . . . The incorporation of tea-leaf reading, including the ceremony and symbolism of the art, adds a distinctive element to a mystery that's well worth a read."
--Publishers Weekly

"Arsenault's page-ripping whodunit not only will send readers running for their tea kettles, but packs the thrill of self-discovery and acceptance amid base adversity: a rich, rewarding teen debut."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"More eerie than frightening, this is an atmospheric tale laced with hints of magic. Thoughtful, careful Marnie and her hobby-turned-calling will endear themselves to readers looking for a slowly unfolding mystery."
--Booklist

"This is a solid teen mystery with a slow build and hints of the supernatural. Readers will be left guessing until the very last page."
--School Library Journal

"A tightly crafted, suspense-filled thriller . . . While the mystery itself is intriguing enough, the murder and its cause bring up serious issue of class, and once readers catch their breath they'll have plenty to ponder about the relationship between privilege and crime and punishment."
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Left me guessing until the last, utterly delicious page! I loved the heroine's cynical sense of humor, while fearing for her every minute of this taut, deftly written thriller about a community that clearly cares only for a certain kind of girl. Emily Arsenault is a YA writer to watch!"
--Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries
"Arsenault's debut YA is an entertaining, potent brew of sinister secrets, convincing twists, and no shortage of suspects. Teen fans of old-school crime masters like Agatha Christie and Lois Duncan will happily drink this up."
--James Klise, Edgar Award-winning author of The Art of Secrets

"Mysterious and romantic, full of twists and revelations that kept me turning pages long into the night, The Leaf Reader is one of those special books I hadn't even known I'd been searching for."
--Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners

Praise for Emily Arsenault

"Emily Arsenault's mysteries are so much fun."
--The New York Times Book Review

"Absorbing . . . Ms. Arsenault here reveals strange truths beneath everyday surfaces."
--The Wall Street Journal, 10 Best Mysteries of the Year

About the Author:

Emily Arsenault is the author of several literary mysteries, including In Search of the Rose Notes, a Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year; The Broken Teaglass, a New York Times Notable Crime Book; and The Evening Spider. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter. The Leaf Reader is her first young adult novel.

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