Initial Impressions 4/4/15: Oooh that was good! Very entertaining, loved the characters, great suspense. I really felt in the moment the whole time. I wasn't sure what to expect from the end but I like how it wrapped up! I was wondering if there would be a few more twists there but I also like that the book didn't have to fall into a super duper twisty ending and end up feeling like other books or come off as trying too hard. It was very interesting and a super quick read! (Is it bad to say it was a fun read? It was really fun reading it but of course a little messed up, ya know?) 
 Full review as originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 5/11/15: I was really excited to read THE DEVIL YOU KNOW! I'm always looking for good YA mystery/thrillers, feeling like there's always room for more, so I was really pleased to find out that this was a thriller (I thought it was just contemporary at first) and how the book played out as well! 
 The first half of THE DEVIL YOU KNOW mostly sets the scene. Usually that's something that makes me feel really impatient because with most mysteries, I want some clues dropped or the mystery to be set up towards the beginning. I think because this was more on the thriller side, I didn't really mind as much. It definitely also helps that Trish Doller just really sucked me in with her characters! I immediately liked Cadie (short for Arcadia) and there was a dangerous short of charm surrounding these two stranger boys who Cadie happens to meet. The book starts off with Cadie finally seeking some adventure after basically taking care of her family for so long after her mother passed away and in her desperation to let loose, this is of course where the bad decisions start happening which allow the book to take off. 
 I think what's the scariest part about this book is that I've been there. Okay, I haven't run off with people I just met for days upon end, traveling here and there but I'm sure many of us in our teenage years and early 20s have made similar decisions -- hanging out with kids we just met, putting ourselves in bad situations, leaving a bar with new friends, going back to someone's apartment alone. Those sound familiar? Ever done any of those? I know I've done a few, and books like THE DEVIL YOU KNOW make me shiver thinking that I could have been in a situation just like Cadie. 
 It's interesting and sad at the same time that a big part of this is putting your trust in the wrong people (actually in a few ways in this book). I used to be someone who was very trusting of others and generally aimed to see the good in someone, not assuming they had malicious intent. I don't know what's happened over the years -- too many horror stories in the news? Maybe just growing up? I'm not sure -- but I really feel like I tend to not trust new people that I meet, and that sort of saddens me. I think of all of the people I've met randomly in my life (at college, through a friend, on spring break (we still talk to some of those guys too)) and all of the relationships I would have missed out on.... But there's also a way to be safe about establishing those friendships and Cadie was so desperate to have fun and just be a teenager that she put herself in harm's way. Of course, she thought she was being safer by bringing a friend along but... well, we'll let you read the book and see how everyone's story line plays out! 
 I actually found myself hunting down twists at the end of the book and was really pleasantly surprised to find quite the neat wrap-up. Things didn't get incredibly twisty and it was kind of nice just to have that final answer and that was that. Don't get me wrong, I really love twisty books, but I also love that Trish Doller had an answer to the book and it wasn't necessary to include ten extra twists in there! It was kind of refreshing. 
 I sped through THE DEVIL YOU KNOW and it was so entertaining! I really enjoyed seeing the thriller-aspect develop as well as seeing the characters develop as the book progresses! It was a really great read for me and I recommend it for thriller veterans and newbies alike!