Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey. Not for the squeamish at all! Ivy is a private investigator and completely devoid of any magical talent. When an "accidental death" occurs at the private school for magical teens, Ivy is called in. Her twin sister teaches at the school.
To "fit in", Ivy lets the students and teachers believe that she has some magical talent. That is her first lie.
My take? I knew who was responsible for the death fairly early in the novel and could not resist skipping to the end to see if I was right. What I discovered was not what I expected, so I backtracked and read the whole book. This is a book that is steeped in family tensions, envy, and a studied lack of envy. There are two sets of siblings that take center stage in this book. The teen siblings are wonderfully portrayed . all the drama, posturing, insecurities of that stage of life are writ large.
This book is intended for adults. Older teens will enjoy the teen drama and a chance to view tmselves as an outsider might. It's a good mystery, too. (I read the ARC.)
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