Oxford Blood

SO many ARCs and just not enough time. Here's Rachael Davis-Featherstone's "Oxford Blood."

["Love, Lies, Legacy...High-achieving state-school pupil Eva has one dream – reading English at Oxford. If she gets in, not only will she receive a world-class education at an elite university, but she will be fulfilling the dreams of her mother and gain some independence from her father, the overprotective Inspector Dawkins.

At the same school, Eva's best-friend George is also hoping to go to Oxford. The attraction between him and Eva is undeniable, but they’ve agreed to put any romance on hold until their places at Oxford are secured. Eva cannot be distracted from her goal – although when they are both invited for interview week, their future together feels oh-so close.

Until George shows up dead.

The police rule his death an accident, but the behaviour of some of the other interview candidates has Eva suspecting foul play. When a shocking secret about George is revealed, Eva finds suspicion falling on her. What was meant to be one of the most important weeks of her life is fast turning into a nightmare.

All eyes are now on Eva, including the anonymous posters behind OxSlay, a gossipy social media forum exclusively for Oxford students. But amongst the conspiracy theories, lurk hidden clues. Could they help Eva clear her name - and catch the killer?"]

To be honest, I wasn't sure about this for a while. Really wasn't sure. Eva was a little too whiny and a little too embarrassed by her dad and a little too innocent about the police interviews. She annoyed me so it took some time for me to care about her and her plight. It also took me a while to get into the book/mystery, not sure if it was Eva-related or not. Also, working in admissions, some of the stuff that happened, would never have happened, especially at Oxford. 

The book did pick up though. There were a lot of good characters, lovable and hate-able. Lots of suspects. Many different events that led to George's death to untangle, lots of suspects to eliminate.

The OxSlay app didn't help. Neither did all of the social, economic, race lines to cross and untangle. 

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