A Girl Called Murder
Coming of AgeAdded on January 12, 2026
Description
“They called us a murder, as in crows.”Tannyn Carter has always had a thing for nightmares. Other people's nightmares, that is. She can smell them on people's skin, taste them on her tongue. Lightning, the sight of blood, fire, darkness. She's been surrounded by nightmares her entire life. But nothing could have prepared her for the day her best friend, Eve, turned up dead in an oak tree with her heart carved from her chest. Tannyn's friends, known throughout town as the crows, decide to take matters into their own hands. Investigating into Eve's death attracts the attention of the killer, who begins leaving them sinister messages, taunting them. In the midst of her friend's absence, Tannyn begins spending more and more time with Eve's twin brother, Theodore. She finds herself drawn to him in the same way she was drawn to Eve—but it is a dangerous and alarming attraction. She trusts Theodore with her life, but she isn't sure if she should. Theodore's fears are like broken glass between her teeth. He's afraid of thunderstorms—and of someone finding out his secret. As Tannyn navigates a world of heartbreak and dead crows and boys with razor-sharp fears, she must face the worst nightmare of all: her own. If it doesn't kill her first. From the author of How to Kiss a Flower Girl (and Live) comes another strange and hauntingly beautiful story that blurs the boundaries between fantasy and reality.
Reader Reviews
I started this book on my kindle app after a friend recommended it to me, then didn't get back to it for over a year. I bought the paperback and OH MY GOSH I think I need to sit down. I can already feel that this is a book I'll be rereading. This is a dark and gritty and magical and tense. Kennedy Cannon doesn't hold back with her characters or her plot twists. I want to highlight this next time I read it because the writing was so...thoughtful. There's a lot to be warned about in this book. Tri
4.5 ✨I wish I wouldn’t have stopped randomly highlighting things. There was just so many enjoyable lines.Have you ever read a book and just thought that the author would be a fabulous poet? Because neither had I until I read this book. I did dock half a star bc the way the chapters changed with the characters and the first person to third person pov idk I didn’t care for that. However, that is most likely personal preference bc I am extremely picky and will literally only read first person pov b
Cinematic, unexpected, and memorable. Tannyn is prickly but likeable, as are the rest of the crows. A good story. I did have a few formatting quibbles - too much spacing, and a tendency for each line to be a new paragraph added sooo much page length. But this is usually a personal taste complaint from me, so no one needs to regard it too closely. I still loved the book!
