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Surviving high school is harder than it seems.

The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (sure), stoners (no comment), and pranksters (okay, this one’s fair). But for the most part, they have successfully flown under the radar.

That is, until they’re targeted in a prank that replaces yearbook superlatives with grisly forecasts of student and faculty deaths. Sure, Rick and Martina were never going to be voted Most Likely to Succeed . . . but Homecoming’s Cutest Corpses? Thanks for the cute, no thanks on the corpse.

At first, the senior class is annoyed by the prank. But when the body of Mr. Stephens, Most Likely to Sleep with the Fishes, is dredged from the bottom of a lake, suspicions arise that something truly sinister is going on. And as more people turn up dead in the exact ways the yearbook promised, it becomes clear someone’s killing off the student body one page at a time.

Now Rick and Martina must find the yearbook killer before their vicious superlative comes true. So much for surviving high school without drawing attention. Now Rick and Martina just want to survive.

Short and Sweet Review

Rick and Martina are outcast at Meadowvale High school, but they are known for their pranks. When someone changes the yearbook superlatives from the normal fun ones everyone knows to ways that people are going to die all eyes turn to Rick and Martina. When people start dying by the way the superlative given to them says, Rick and Martina know they need to figure out who’s behind it and clear their names.

The synopsis is what made me want to read this book, but I knew once I started this book it wasn’t for me. Our main characters are Rick and Martina but we only get Ricks POV and sometimes other characters sprinkled in. Its senior year and everyone loves getting their yearbooks signed by all their friends the only problem is the yearbook that was printed has superlatives on how people are going to die. Rick and Martina are known for their pranks but even this one goes too far, but that doesn’t stop people from pointing the finger at them. Their classmates are annoyed but end up brushing it off, until a teacher dies in the same way his superlative said he would and then more students are being killed and things become more serious. I thought that there would be more of a lets solve this mystery vibe or maybe an urgency but it didn’t feel that way it felt kind of lax. I think the pacing could be to blame for this, there were scenes that felt longer than they should have been and it really messed with the suspense and edge of your seat feeling that books like this would normally have. I found it hard to connect with any of the characters and wasn’t too concerned with their fates. There was also a romance between Rick and Nika and it was okay but the book could have done without it. We also see some of the kids who had superlatives written about them make a group chat so that they can all keep each other in the loop, I did like that aspect. The ending was okay and when the suspect was revealed it made sense when the motives were explained but if you read the book this person would not be on your radar.

Overall, I feel like the plot was interesting but the execution is where I feel the most let down. I personally wouldn’t read this book again but if you’re into mysteries you could give this book a chance.