Trust No One

Trust No One

A list by Kate, Managing Librarian

Twisty and unpredictable, all of these titles have a narrator (or a couple of them) that just don't have the firmest grip on the truth. Sometimes it's hard to tell how much is on purpose and how much is the reality they're creating for themselves, but either way it's a roller coaster. You might enjoy the ride, but don't ever trust that you know what's coming next.

Books

Steadily one my top ten YA favorites, "Code Name Verity" has a clever, brave heroine, delightfully twisty plotting, solid friendships and historical depth. Be prepared to have your heart broken in the best possible way.

The unreliability of this narrator is featured right in the title, but the story unfolds in a way that actually made me gasp at the end. And, then I flipped to book back to the beginning to reread it in the same sitting!

I also recommend this title for fans of "The Hate U Give," but Magoon plays with the reader's perceptions as well as emotions.

A thought-provoking book, the three narrators all have their own reasons for framing the story to suit themselves.

Probably the funniest title on this list, Moldavsky's first book is a black commentary on society and obsession in the age of social media.

The perception switches to a shipboard reality, apropos because I also felt a sense of continual movement and adjustment as a reader.

A lot of Black's book are twisty, but the push and pull of magic, obligation and family puts protagonist Cassel in the center of a mystery that I found very hard to put down (and immediately requested book two).