Asbury High and the Captivating Cruise
by Kelly Brady Channick
Series: Asbury High YA Cozy Mystery Series #6
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Published by Purple Milk Publishing on May 29, 2022
Genres: YA Mystery
Pages: 339
Format: Kindle, Paperback
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Also in this series: Asbury High and the Thief's Gamble, Asbury High and the Parcels of Poison, Asbury High and the MisTaken Identities, Asbury High and the Kidnapper's Drive, Asbury High and the Arson Avenger
Carly, Maddie, Pilot and Cornelious have been waiting forever for their Seniors Only Cruise. After three years of solving crime in their small town, this trip is the relaxing break from Asbury they need. Dreaming of all the fun and drama-free adventures in store for them, the gang settles in for a calm summer cruise.
Soon after departing, things don’t go quite as planned. With strange, new additions to their itinerary, Asbury’s favorite sleuths detect something is amiss. When violence breaks out, Cornelious turns to the captain who quickly reassures everyone aboard. After all, what reason would the crew have to mess with a group of teenagers? Adding to their troubles is Cornelious’ cousin Dane, whose feelings for Maddie have only grown stronger.
Excited to be away from his father and finally dating Maddie, Cornelious tries to ignore his cousin as his insecurities fester. After a stirring revelation from Dane, Cornelious retreats from his friends and finds solace in the ship’s jolly Captain Dex. At the same time, Carly, Maddie and Pilot begin to suspect the crew, believing there’s more than meets the eye with this cruise. Frustrated by Cornelious’ withdrawal, the gang doubles down on their efforts to discover the crew’s motives. Pulled into a dangerous game of who to trust, the gang is determined to find the truth—and mend their friendship.
With relationships called into question and stunning secrets exposed, the gang faces their biggest obstacle yet—trust. Can Cornelious trust the captain more than his friends? With their peers placing blind trust in the crew, can the gang convince them otherwise, before it’s too late? Or are Pilot, Carly and Maddie just overreacting? With constantly changing itineraries, a scheming crew lurking behind every door, a happy-go-lucky captain refusing to dig deeper, and lifelong relationships put to the test, can the gang rekindle their relationship with each other and figure out what’s really going on?
Asbury High and the Captivating Cruise by Kelly Brady Channick has our sleuths embarking on their senior cruise, and who knows what will happen.
Can Cornelius, Carly, Maddie, and Pilot have one summer off from solving a mystery?
The Gang
Our teens are entering their senior year of high school, and along with that, the awaited Senior Cruise they have all been waiting for since their freshman year is finally here. Carly and Pilot are still going strong in their dating life. Not only that, but they have survived many things thrown at them along the way. Cornelius and Maddie are FINALLY dating! I can’t believe it! It’s finally here. Okay, enough fangirling. Neal and Maddie are adorable, and I’m finally happy it came to be toward the end of the series. Anyways these four are still great friends and problem solvers. This mystery is testing it a lot more than they are used to.
The Mystery
Neal, Carly, Maddie, and Pilot’s friendship and solving of crimes are tested on this cruise, where it’s supposed to be fun and relaxing. Except it’s anything but fun and relaxing once they get away from the shore and where they can’t call anyone. I figured out a few things that are going on the cruise ship while I was reading, and I’m so glad to have gotten them all right! Finally, I solved a mystery! Along the way, though, I felt so bad for our protagonists as I got further into the story.
Five Stars
Asbury High and the Captivating Cruise by Kelly Brady Channick is a fabulous story. Ms. Channick has done a great job of bringing all types of emotions from me with this book. I love this series, and I will miss them once it ends. I always look forward to returning to the Scooby-Doo gang and seeing how they solve their latest mystery.
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Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Asbury High and the Captivating Cruise by Kelly Brady Channick.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
About Kelly Brady Channick
For as long as she could remember, Kelly Brady Channick loved making up stories and leaving her listeners/readers on the edge of their seats.
Perhaps that’s why she always managed to talk herself out of trouble…
After graduating from NJ’s own Ocean City High School, Kelly accepted a basketball scholarship to Holy Family University, in Philadelphia. As a lifelong athlete, Kelly understands the importance of teamwork and overcoming adversity, something she hopes translates into her books.
Before writing page-turners, she taught first, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade — like a dessert menu, she simply had to test them all out. But her favorite job is the one she’s now doing full time: writing. Kelly loves to craft whodunit mysteries, leading readers through various twists and turns filled with red-herrings, hidden clues, and more peculiar characters than a reality show.
Kelly lives in South Jersey with her handsome husband, energetic baby boy, two cookie-stealing dogs, and an awfully smart cat.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2022 Cloak and Dagger
- 2022 Craving the Cozies
- 2022 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies
- 2022 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2022 Six Shooter Reading Challenge
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