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Five Voices
Five characters. Four suspects. All of them are hiding secrets. None of them can be trusted. A thrilling and addictive YA murder mystery, perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, We Were Liars, and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
HE MESSED WITH THEM ALL. SOMEONE GOT REVENGE.
Five Voices is the hugely popular podcast founded by five friends – Rosie, William, Simone, Zac, and Ocean – who debate contentious issues while playing classic board games. Until one night when, an hour after a huge argument during a recording session of the podcast, William is found dead. Everyone claims innocence, but something doesn't add up ... somebody must be lying.
Rosie discovers she was on the phone with William minutes before he fell to his death from his apartment balcony. He was on the brink of telling her a secret about one of their co-hosts, and his last words imply they were interrupted by the very person he was about to expose.
As Rosie searches for answers, she realises her world isn't as black and white as she'd believed, and that sometimes doing the right thing isn't as easy as it sounds. Even when it comes to solving her best friend's murder.
Fantastic, fast-paced, high-stakes YA that will have readers second-guessing and on the edge of their seats till the very last page.
'Five Voices is a propulsive read that kept me guessing. Just when I thought I'd figured it out the rug would be pulled out from under me.' - Kate Emery, bestselling author of My Family and Other Suspects
Perfect for YA readers who
- A twisty plot, high stakes and secrets
- A page-turning murder mystery within a tight-knit friendship group
- YA novels by E Lockhart, Holly Jackson and Karen McManus
HE MESSED WITH THEM ALL. SOMEONE GOT REVENGE.
Five Voices is the hugely popular podcast founded by five friends – Rosie, William, Simone, Zac, and Ocean – who debate contentious issues while playing classic board games. Until one night when, an hour after a huge argument during a recording session of the podcast, William is found dead. Everyone claims innocence, but something doesn't add up ... somebody must be lying.
Rosie discovers she was on the phone with William minutes before he fell to his death from his apartment balcony. He was on the brink of telling her a secret about one of their co-hosts, and his last words imply they were interrupted by the very person he was about to expose.
As Rosie searches for answers, she realises her world isn't as black and white as she'd believed, and that sometimes doing the right thing isn't as easy as it sounds. Even when it comes to solving her best friend's murder.
Fantastic, fast-paced, high-stakes YA that will have readers second-guessing and on the edge of their seats till the very last page.
'Five Voices is a propulsive read that kept me guessing. Just when I thought I'd figured it out the rug would be pulled out from under me.' - Kate Emery, bestselling author of My Family and Other Suspects
Perfect for YA readers who
- A twisty plot, high stakes and secrets
- A page-turning murder mystery within a tight-knit friendship group
- YA novels by E Lockhart, Holly Jackson and Karen McManus
480 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2026
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September 29, 2026
Five Voices by Tamara Moss
★★★★
◦: thoughts :◦
This book reminded me just how much fun a YA book can be! Reading YA always brings out that nostalgic feeling for me, and this one definitely delivered on the drama.
The murder mystery kicks off almost immediately, which I really enjoyed. I liked getting to know the characters gradually throughout the story, and there were so many little twists and reveals along the way that kept me hooked.
This book gave DRAMA — friendship drama, secrets, high school problems and all the messy teenage emotions you’d expect.
I did find the resolution to the mystery a little underwhelming, though. The final reveal felt quite sudden, with the confession coming out of nowhere, and I would have loved a little more build-up to make the twist feel more satisfying.
I liked the structure of the book and the difference POV’s kept up my interest and investment into the book.
Overall, a fun, dramatic YA mystery!
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★★★★
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This book reminded me just how much fun a YA book can be! Reading YA always brings out that nostalgic feeling for me, and this one definitely delivered on the drama.
The murder mystery kicks off almost immediately, which I really enjoyed. I liked getting to know the characters gradually throughout the story, and there were so many little twists and reveals along the way that kept me hooked.
This book gave DRAMA — friendship drama, secrets, high school problems and all the messy teenage emotions you’d expect.
I did find the resolution to the mystery a little underwhelming, though. The final reveal felt quite sudden, with the confession coming out of nowhere, and I would have loved a little more build-up to make the twist feel more satisfying.
I liked the structure of the book and the difference POV’s kept up my interest and investment into the book.
Overall, a fun, dramatic YA mystery!
Follow along my reading journey here on:
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Thank you @allen&unwin for the opportunity to review this book.
October 1, 2026
What an addictive, twisted Y.A thriller!
There's so much to love about this one. The setting being based in Australia (Perth) really added to my enjoyment, it's so fun reading about characters with backgrounds and habits so familiar - we get so used to everything being saturated by Americanisms, this was a breath of fresh air. All of the characters have their own distinct voices (Simone was my favourite, give that girl a hug, my goodness), and each had plausible motive to keep the plot rolling.
There are a lot of heavy topics addressed here, so please be mindful of trigger warnings (incl. suicide, rape, underage pregnancy, just to list a few). I think most of these topics were addressed very well, though I was quite shocked at how into detail some of it went, but I think ultimately Tamara Moss executed it well. There are especially certain topics related to Simone that were horrific and heart wrenching, and almost had me in tears reading.
Five Voices is very inspired by One of Us is Lying, and in my opinion 5V does it better.
...I did work out who the killer was fairly early on, but the journey to get there and the why was a great mystery!
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!
There's so much to love about this one. The setting being based in Australia (Perth) really added to my enjoyment, it's so fun reading about characters with backgrounds and habits so familiar - we get so used to everything being saturated by Americanisms, this was a breath of fresh air. All of the characters have their own distinct voices (Simone was my favourite, give that girl a hug, my goodness), and each had plausible motive to keep the plot rolling.
There are a lot of heavy topics addressed here, so please be mindful of trigger warnings (incl. suicide, rape, underage pregnancy, just to list a few). I think most of these topics were addressed very well, though I was quite shocked at how into detail some of it went, but I think ultimately Tamara Moss executed it well. There are especially certain topics related to Simone that were horrific and heart wrenching, and almost had me in tears reading.
Five Voices is very inspired by One of Us is Lying, and in my opinion 5V does it better.
...I did work out who the killer was fairly early on, but the journey to get there and the why was a great mystery!
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!
November 2, 2026
Solid read! I did not predict it which is slay. Thank u sista for buying me this.
June 15, 2026
Five Voices by Tamara Moss (Allen & Unwin) is such a standout for me! It's a full five‑star hit across all my favourite elements: podcast angle, five friends with tangled secrets, and a proper whodunit that kept me second‑guessing everyone. I devoured it in two days. The multiple narratives threw me off at first, but once I settled in, I was fully locked in. Every character felt real, flawed, and hiding something messy, which made the whole story feel alive and unpredictable.
What really worked for me was how the tension built without giving away too much too soon. Each character added a new shade to the mystery, and the pacing kept me turning pages. It’s twisty, character‑driven, and emotional in a way that makes you feel like you’re right there with them. Since it’s not out until the 1st of September, I’ll keep this spoiler‑free. Trust me, it’s gripping, clever, and absolutely worth the read.
What I Enjoyed:
• Podcast + whodunit combo
• Intriguing characters
• Fast, addictive pacing
What Didn’t Sit Right:
• Initial confusion
• So many secrets
• Culprit guessing chaos
Ratings Breakdown:
• Setting: 3⭐
• Characters: 5⭐
• Writing: 5⭐
• Message: 4⭐
• Overall: 5⭐
Final Verdict:
Highly recommended. A gripping, twist‑filled, character‑driven story that ticks all my favourite thriller elements. If you love podcasts, messy friendships, and a good “I genuinely don’t know who did it” experience, this one is absolutely for you. Huge thanks to Netgalley, Allen & Unwin, and the author for my advance copy.
~JaNnA~
What really worked for me was how the tension built without giving away too much too soon. Each character added a new shade to the mystery, and the pacing kept me turning pages. It’s twisty, character‑driven, and emotional in a way that makes you feel like you’re right there with them. Since it’s not out until the 1st of September, I’ll keep this spoiler‑free. Trust me, it’s gripping, clever, and absolutely worth the read.
What I Enjoyed:
• Podcast + whodunit combo
• Intriguing characters
• Fast, addictive pacing
What Didn’t Sit Right:
• Initial confusion
• So many secrets
• Culprit guessing chaos
Ratings Breakdown:
• Setting: 3⭐
• Characters: 5⭐
• Writing: 5⭐
• Message: 4⭐
• Overall: 5⭐
Final Verdict:
Highly recommended. A gripping, twist‑filled, character‑driven story that ticks all my favourite thriller elements. If you love podcasts, messy friendships, and a good “I genuinely don’t know who did it” experience, this one is absolutely for you. Huge thanks to Netgalley, Allen & Unwin, and the author for my advance copy.
~JaNnA~
September 2, 2026
Captivating and compelling. It's like the final year of high school with so many conflicting paths, opportunities and feelings - but with a murder mystery thrown in. Amazing characters their voices are so real to the reader which is an amazing job from the author. I really want to listen to this fictional podcast! Loved the drama and suspense as well. I read through it at the edge of my seat!! So many important topics around mental health, online fandoms, drugs, familial relationships and consent. A really important book for now and another brilliant novel from author Tamara Moss!
September 29, 2026
This was a slow build, but overall a 3.5.
I think at 16 I would have died reading this however, there are nuances in it as an adult you can appreciate.
Great concept for a novel! The start kind and middle section of Rosie sometimes felt disjointed but Simone, Zac and Oceans POV were done quite well!
Ending kinnnda felt like a cop out but also gave a good if one evil is done does revenge make it okay sitch!
I think at 16 I would have died reading this however, there are nuances in it as an adult you can appreciate.
Great concept for a novel! The start kind and middle section of Rosie sometimes felt disjointed but Simone, Zac and Oceans POV were done quite well!
Ending kinnnda felt like a cop out but also gave a good if one evil is done does revenge make it okay sitch!
September 28, 2026
Was quite interesting, loved the different character perspectives each chapter but unfortunately I did guess the killer within the first couple of chapters
September 1, 2026
Chock-a-block with secrets, suspects and seriously complicated people
Five Voices is one of those books where I reached about 69% and genuinely wondered how there could possibly still be so much left to uncover. Not because nothing was happening. Quite the opposite. This book is absolutely chock-a-block with everything.
Five friends anonymously host a successful podcast, each hiding behind a pseudonym, until they are doxed and their real identities are exposed. When one of the five dies, there are secrets everywhere, plenty of reasons not to trust anyone, and an increasingly complicated picture of what has really been happening behind the microphones.
I genuinely loved the quirky format. The story moves between multiple protagonists, flashbacks and snippets of podcast transcripts taken from different episodes and points in time. Those fragments gradually add little pieces to the bigger picture, and I really enjoyed trying to work out what mattered and how everything connected.
The characterisation was also excellent, although strangely I can't say I particularly liked any of the main characters. William, in particular, was a thoroughly bad egg whom I would happily have thrown into the sea. Simone was going through an enormous amount, but I struggled to connect with her. Even the characters I sympathised with would then do something that frustrated me.
Oddly, I think that's one of the book's strengths.
These didn't feel like characters carefully constructed to make me love or hate them. They felt like complicated people. Teenagers don't have one personality trait, one problem or one neat piece of emotional baggage. Neither do adults. People can be kind in one situation and selfish in another, make terrible decisions for understandable reasons, love someone and hurt them, or be dealing with things that nobody around them knows about. Five Voices really captures that messiness.
It also tackles a huge number of difficult subjects, including addiction, suicide, consent, racism, sexuality, online bullying and doxing. That's a lot for one novel to carry, particularly a YA novel, but I appreciated that these subjects weren't sugarcoated or reduced to clichés.
My main criticism is simply that there is so much of everything. At around 470 pages, this is a long YA novel, and eventually I needed a breather. It wasn't dragging because the story had become boring. New things were constantly happening and new information kept emerging. It was almost the opposite problem: every character had so much going on that by the time the major revelations started arriving, I couldn't believe there was still another third of the book to go. I think the same story could have been told more tightly without losing its complexity.
I did, however, really enjoy playing detective. There are plenty of suspicious characters and enough information scattered throughout the different perspectives and transcripts to encourage theories without making the final answer obvious. The eventual resolution made sense and felt satisfying rather than something pulled out at the last minute.
I also got an enormous personal kick out of the Perth setting. I grew up in Perth and went to Edith Cowan University on the Mount Lawley campus, the same campus as WAAPA, so I knew the suburbs and local references and even knew exactly what WAAPA was before the book explained it. There was something particularly fun about encountering such familiar places inside this very twisty story.
Cleverly structured, extremely well written and populated by realistically imperfect people, Five Voices gave me a lot to think about and plenty to try to solve. I just wish it had given me slightly less of it.
Thank you to Allen & Unwin for sending me a review copy of Five Voices.
Five Voices is one of those books where I reached about 69% and genuinely wondered how there could possibly still be so much left to uncover. Not because nothing was happening. Quite the opposite. This book is absolutely chock-a-block with everything.
Five friends anonymously host a successful podcast, each hiding behind a pseudonym, until they are doxed and their real identities are exposed. When one of the five dies, there are secrets everywhere, plenty of reasons not to trust anyone, and an increasingly complicated picture of what has really been happening behind the microphones.
I genuinely loved the quirky format. The story moves between multiple protagonists, flashbacks and snippets of podcast transcripts taken from different episodes and points in time. Those fragments gradually add little pieces to the bigger picture, and I really enjoyed trying to work out what mattered and how everything connected.
The characterisation was also excellent, although strangely I can't say I particularly liked any of the main characters. William, in particular, was a thoroughly bad egg whom I would happily have thrown into the sea. Simone was going through an enormous amount, but I struggled to connect with her. Even the characters I sympathised with would then do something that frustrated me.
Oddly, I think that's one of the book's strengths.
These didn't feel like characters carefully constructed to make me love or hate them. They felt like complicated people. Teenagers don't have one personality trait, one problem or one neat piece of emotional baggage. Neither do adults. People can be kind in one situation and selfish in another, make terrible decisions for understandable reasons, love someone and hurt them, or be dealing with things that nobody around them knows about. Five Voices really captures that messiness.
It also tackles a huge number of difficult subjects, including addiction, suicide, consent, racism, sexuality, online bullying and doxing. That's a lot for one novel to carry, particularly a YA novel, but I appreciated that these subjects weren't sugarcoated or reduced to clichés.
My main criticism is simply that there is so much of everything. At around 470 pages, this is a long YA novel, and eventually I needed a breather. It wasn't dragging because the story had become boring. New things were constantly happening and new information kept emerging. It was almost the opposite problem: every character had so much going on that by the time the major revelations started arriving, I couldn't believe there was still another third of the book to go. I think the same story could have been told more tightly without losing its complexity.
I did, however, really enjoy playing detective. There are plenty of suspicious characters and enough information scattered throughout the different perspectives and transcripts to encourage theories without making the final answer obvious. The eventual resolution made sense and felt satisfying rather than something pulled out at the last minute.
I also got an enormous personal kick out of the Perth setting. I grew up in Perth and went to Edith Cowan University on the Mount Lawley campus, the same campus as WAAPA, so I knew the suburbs and local references and even knew exactly what WAAPA was before the book explained it. There was something particularly fun about encountering such familiar places inside this very twisty story.
Cleverly structured, extremely well written and populated by realistically imperfect people, Five Voices gave me a lot to think about and plenty to try to solve. I just wish it had given me slightly less of it.
Thank you to Allen & Unwin for sending me a review copy of Five Voices.
November 2, 2026
I genuinely think this book is ten times better than One Of Us is Lying. I stayed up until 2am reading this absolute MASTERPIECE, because there were so many good twists and turn I just couldn't stop reading.
Five Voices is many things. First, it is a multi-perspective book. What I loved the most about this was that each character almost had their own voice. In most multi-pov books, the author fails to properly characterize the people in each perspective, and almost makes them sound the same. For this, I could distinguish each and every character's thought process and emotions.
Is that a low bar? Maybe. Is it still a rare thing to see nowadays? Definitely.
When I tell you this book had me guessing, I MEAN - that after every chapter I was completely bamboozled on who was the killer. There were so many intelligent clues too through out each chapter that, on reread, you realize how smart the reveal was at the end.
One thing that pissed me off was that one of the friends (Rosie) doesn't really have that much of a motive in the crime. She gets OTHER PEOPLE to tell her what they did, but nothing really happens on her end. What made up for it (even though her chapters were a pain to get through) was the mixed media - with podcast transcripts, text messages, and calls. Super enjoyable to see how the perspectives people had in the podcast reflected on their actions throughout the crime. For example This honestly makes the book so interconnected and well-fined.
The discussion of heavier topics in the book, including pregnancy, rape, morals, ethics, and religion also is really well written and handled with respect (unlike a certain author I know. cough cough Karen M McManus cough cough). The discussion of morally correctness and ethics also is a great introduction to teenagers about nuance. From Rosie's perspective, we see her struggle to differentiate right from wrong.
PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. Even at the beginning, if you think to yourself: "This is getting a bit boring" CONTINUE. I swear it is worth it.
10 out of 10 read, no notes.
Five Voices is many things. First, it is a multi-perspective book. What I loved the most about this was that each character almost had their own voice. In most multi-pov books, the author fails to properly characterize the people in each perspective, and almost makes them sound the same. For this, I could distinguish each and every character's thought process and emotions.
Is that a low bar? Maybe. Is it still a rare thing to see nowadays? Definitely.
When I tell you this book had me guessing, I MEAN - that after every chapter I was completely bamboozled on who was the killer. There were so many intelligent clues too through out each chapter that, on reread, you realize how smart the reveal was at the end.
One thing that pissed me off was that one of the friends (Rosie) doesn't really have that much of a motive in the crime. She gets OTHER PEOPLE to tell her what they did, but nothing really happens on her end. What made up for it (even though her chapters were a pain to get through) was the mixed media - with podcast transcripts, text messages, and calls. Super enjoyable to see how the perspectives people had in the podcast reflected on their actions throughout the crime. For example This honestly makes the book so interconnected and well-fined.
The discussion of heavier topics in the book, including pregnancy, rape, morals, ethics, and religion also is really well written and handled with respect (unlike a certain author I know. cough cough Karen M McManus cough cough). The discussion of morally correctness and ethics also is a great introduction to teenagers about nuance. From Rosie's perspective, we see her struggle to differentiate right from wrong.
PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. Even at the beginning, if you think to yourself: "This is getting a bit boring" CONTINUE. I swear it is worth it.
10 out of 10 read, no notes.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
This is my first Tamara Moss read, and it absolutely did not disappoint!😱😱
Five Voices follows five teenagers; Rosie, Zac, Ocean, Simone and William - who are connected through a popular podcast. But when one of them dies shortly after a recording, the remaining four suddenly find themselves at the centre of a murder investigation, with everyone questioning what really happened and who can be trusted…
I’ll be honest, the beginning took me a little while to get into. There are so many characters introduced, alongside multiple POVs, dates and times, and it took me roughly the first 20% for my brain to properly click into who everyone was and how their stories connected. Once I got past that initial confusion, though, I was completely invested!!!!!
I really enjoyed the multiple POVs once I found my footing. Every character had their own secrets, flaws and complicated lives, and I loved slowly uncovering the different layers to each of them. The podcast transcripts between chapters were also such a fun addition and gave little glimpses into the relationships between the characters and what may have been happening beneath the surface.
And THAT plot twist?! 😳 I genuinely did not see it coming. It completely shocked me, and I definitely had a “wait… WHAT?!” moment. I love when a mystery manages to surprise me, and this one absolutely did!!
I also appreciated that the story goes deeper than just the mystery. Mental health and some heavier, more emotional topics are explored throughout (mention of murder and suicide), adding another layer to the characters and their experiences.
My main reason for giving this four stars rather than five was the pacing. There were a few moments where the story dragged slightly for me, particularly while I was still trying to keep track of everyone. But once everything clicked, I was hooked and wanted to know how it was all going to unravel.
Tropes:
-Podcast mystery -Murder mystery / whodunit -Multiple POVs -Secrets & hidden pasts -Unravelling the truth -Mental health representation
Overall, Five Voices was an intriguing, twisty and surprisingly deep read. It took me a little while to settle into, but once I did, I was fully along for the ride. This was my first book by Tamara Moss, and it definitely won’t be my last! 🫶🏼🫶🏼
Out 1st September!
Thank you to Allen & Unwin and Tamara Moss for the physical arc in exchange for an honest review.
Five Voices follows five teenagers; Rosie, Zac, Ocean, Simone and William - who are connected through a popular podcast. But when one of them dies shortly after a recording, the remaining four suddenly find themselves at the centre of a murder investigation, with everyone questioning what really happened and who can be trusted…
I’ll be honest, the beginning took me a little while to get into. There are so many characters introduced, alongside multiple POVs, dates and times, and it took me roughly the first 20% for my brain to properly click into who everyone was and how their stories connected. Once I got past that initial confusion, though, I was completely invested!!!!!
I really enjoyed the multiple POVs once I found my footing. Every character had their own secrets, flaws and complicated lives, and I loved slowly uncovering the different layers to each of them. The podcast transcripts between chapters were also such a fun addition and gave little glimpses into the relationships between the characters and what may have been happening beneath the surface.
And THAT plot twist?! 😳 I genuinely did not see it coming. It completely shocked me, and I definitely had a “wait… WHAT?!” moment. I love when a mystery manages to surprise me, and this one absolutely did!!
I also appreciated that the story goes deeper than just the mystery. Mental health and some heavier, more emotional topics are explored throughout (mention of murder and suicide), adding another layer to the characters and their experiences.
My main reason for giving this four stars rather than five was the pacing. There were a few moments where the story dragged slightly for me, particularly while I was still trying to keep track of everyone. But once everything clicked, I was hooked and wanted to know how it was all going to unravel.
Tropes:
-Podcast mystery -Murder mystery / whodunit -Multiple POVs -Secrets & hidden pasts -Unravelling the truth -Mental health representation
Overall, Five Voices was an intriguing, twisty and surprisingly deep read. It took me a little while to settle into, but once I did, I was fully along for the ride. This was my first book by Tamara Moss, and it definitely won’t be my last! 🫶🏼🫶🏼
Out 1st September!
Thank you to Allen & Unwin and Tamara Moss for the physical arc in exchange for an honest review.
September 12, 2026
Rosie and her four friends have a successful podcast called Five Voices, where they discuss controversial topics while playing games. After a particularly tough week, the five have a huge argument while recording an episode. Later that night, Rosie is on the phone to William, one of the five and one of her best friends, when he suddenly hangs up because another member of the group has turned up at his house. The next morning, Rosie finds out that William has fallen from the balcony, and she sets out to find out whether one of her friends was responsible.
I really enjoyed this one. It’s set in Perth, where I live, which I absolutely loved — and I didn’t realise that when I picked it up, so it was a really nice surprise. I recognised lots of the places and locations mentioned, as well as the Aussie slang, which made it really easy to picture.
The story is told through several different perspectives, including each of the remaining four members of Five Voices, along with text message transcripts and transcripts from previous podcast episodes. I particularly liked the podcast transcripts — they gave a really good insight into the friendships and personalities of the five.
I loved the character development. When we first meet the group, they’re all going through a difficult time and they all have secrets, so you’re never quite sure who you can trust. After William’s death, the friendships and dynamics between them change, and I really enjoyed seeing those relationships develop throughout the story.
I also liked the supporting characters, particularly the different friends and family members surrounding the five. And as someone who loves musical theatre, I really enjoyed the musical theatre references and soundtrack mentions!
The book touches on some heavy topics including depression, suicide, drugs and alcohol, consent and teenage pregnancy. I thought these were handled well, highlighting issues that young adults can face without allowing any one of them to become the sole focus of the story.
The pacing was good and I was invested from the start, wanting to know what had happened to William and what was going to happen next. I particularly enjoyed the way the secrets were revealed gradually and kept me guessing. I did work out the big reveal towards the end, but only shortly before it was revealed.
Overall, a really enjoyable mystery with great character development, plenty of secrets and a setting I loved. 4 stars.
I really enjoyed this one. It’s set in Perth, where I live, which I absolutely loved — and I didn’t realise that when I picked it up, so it was a really nice surprise. I recognised lots of the places and locations mentioned, as well as the Aussie slang, which made it really easy to picture.
The story is told through several different perspectives, including each of the remaining four members of Five Voices, along with text message transcripts and transcripts from previous podcast episodes. I particularly liked the podcast transcripts — they gave a really good insight into the friendships and personalities of the five.
I loved the character development. When we first meet the group, they’re all going through a difficult time and they all have secrets, so you’re never quite sure who you can trust. After William’s death, the friendships and dynamics between them change, and I really enjoyed seeing those relationships develop throughout the story.
I also liked the supporting characters, particularly the different friends and family members surrounding the five. And as someone who loves musical theatre, I really enjoyed the musical theatre references and soundtrack mentions!
The book touches on some heavy topics including depression, suicide, drugs and alcohol, consent and teenage pregnancy. I thought these were handled well, highlighting issues that young adults can face without allowing any one of them to become the sole focus of the story.
The pacing was good and I was invested from the start, wanting to know what had happened to William and what was going to happen next. I particularly enjoyed the way the secrets were revealed gradually and kept me guessing. I did work out the big reveal towards the end, but only shortly before it was revealed.
Overall, a really enjoyable mystery with great character development, plenty of secrets and a setting I loved. 4 stars.
October 17, 2026
Spoilers!!!
Including who the killer was so turn back now if you don't wanna know.
Sadly this book was just not for me and it had some of my most triggering tropes
● Parentification of kids, Zac and Simone that is just never addressed by the adults around them and barely brought up by friends. Honestly these people are horrible friends.
● You have to forgive them they're family, the fact that the people that are meant to be her friends at the end are impressed and saying Rosie's grown when she says she might see the mother that abandoned her after the constant pressure to do so from her family is disgusting. She said No but the family kept hounding her to change her mind in the end, honestly left me physically recoiling from the book.
● I cheated on my partner but its ok because I'm secretly apart of the sexuality rainbow so my friends will forgive me. I don't care that it was only emotional cheating, cheating still cheating yet no consequence for either party they just get to fly off to their happily ever after. As someone apart of the sexuality rainbow i hate how often this trope is used in media.
Honestly one of my biggest issues with the book is that it's rated as 14+ marketed as a YA, but doesn't have a trigger warning page. I know a lot are people are divided on trigger warning pages in books but honestly you can just flip past it if you don't wont to know while it can be a massive help for people the book can really hurt. If the book had a trigger warning page I wouldn't have read it and then it wouldn't have gotten this 2 star review.
So for hopes it can help someone else, trigger warning
● Sexual assault
● Financial abuse
● Emotional abuse
● Cyberbullying
● Stalking
● Drug abuse/use
● Baby left in car
● Suicides and suicide attempt
● Toxic family dynamics, parentification, forced forgiveness, pressured reconciliation, emotional blackmail and enabling.
I gave 2 stars because Moss is a fabulous writer, and great at playing devils advocate with the characters.
The killer: Adelaide, the secret sister of a victim that was cyberbullied into suicide by the murder victim. Honestly was relieved when this came to light. I was so uncomfortable the whole book every time Rosie trauma dumped on this poor girl.
Including who the killer was so turn back now if you don't wanna know.
Sadly this book was just not for me and it had some of my most triggering tropes
● Parentification of kids, Zac and Simone that is just never addressed by the adults around them and barely brought up by friends. Honestly these people are horrible friends.
● You have to forgive them they're family, the fact that the people that are meant to be her friends at the end are impressed and saying Rosie's grown when she says she might see the mother that abandoned her after the constant pressure to do so from her family is disgusting. She said No but the family kept hounding her to change her mind in the end, honestly left me physically recoiling from the book.
● I cheated on my partner but its ok because I'm secretly apart of the sexuality rainbow so my friends will forgive me. I don't care that it was only emotional cheating, cheating still cheating yet no consequence for either party they just get to fly off to their happily ever after. As someone apart of the sexuality rainbow i hate how often this trope is used in media.
Honestly one of my biggest issues with the book is that it's rated as 14+ marketed as a YA, but doesn't have a trigger warning page. I know a lot are people are divided on trigger warning pages in books but honestly you can just flip past it if you don't wont to know while it can be a massive help for people the book can really hurt. If the book had a trigger warning page I wouldn't have read it and then it wouldn't have gotten this 2 star review.
So for hopes it can help someone else, trigger warning
● Sexual assault
● Financial abuse
● Emotional abuse
● Cyberbullying
● Stalking
● Drug abuse/use
● Baby left in car
● Suicides and suicide attempt
● Toxic family dynamics, parentification, forced forgiveness, pressured reconciliation, emotional blackmail and enabling.
I gave 2 stars because Moss is a fabulous writer, and great at playing devils advocate with the characters.
The killer: Adelaide, the secret sister of a victim that was cyberbullied into suicide by the murder victim. Honestly was relieved when this came to light. I was so uncomfortable the whole book every time Rosie trauma dumped on this poor girl.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 11, 2026
I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for a good “who did it?” and the moment I read the blurb for Five Voices, I knew I’d be settling in for a binge. If you’ve ever lost a weekend to Karen McManus or Sara Shepard (guilty on both counts, they’re two of my all-time favourites), then pop the kettle on, because this one belongs on your shelf.
Picture this: five friends, one hugely popular podcast, and a board game table where the debates get a little too heated. Rosie, William, Simone, Zac and Ocean make up the Five Voices, and then one night, an hour after a blazing argument during recording, William is found dead. Just like that, there are four suspects and every one of them is swearing they’re innocent.
What really hooked me was Rosie. She’s determined to find out who killed William, her best friend, or so she believed. Rosie wears the rosiest of rose-coloured glasses when it comes to him, and I found myself wanting to gently tap her on the shoulder and say, “Love, are you sure?” The slow crumbling of those glasses is where the story really sings. She learns she was on the phone with William only minutes before he fell from his balcony, right as he was about to spill a secret about one of their co-hosts. His final words suggest they were interrupted by the very person he was about to expose. Shivers!
I adored how Tamara Moss plays with the idea that the world isn’t as black and white as we’d like it to be. Rosie has to face the uncomfortable truth that the friend she thought she knew had a habit of messing with everyone, and that doing the right thing isn’t always as simple as it sounds, even when you’re chasing justice for someone you love. That gave the story a real heart beneath all the twists.
It’s fast-paced and high-stakes, and I was second-guessing myself right up to the final page. I changed my mind about the culprit at least three times, and I’m not ashamed to say I still didn’t see it coming.
Perfect for curling up under a blanket with a hot cuppa and a good evening to spare. Readers who love YA mysteries packed with secrets, suspects and sharp banter will devour this one.
Picture this: five friends, one hugely popular podcast, and a board game table where the debates get a little too heated. Rosie, William, Simone, Zac and Ocean make up the Five Voices, and then one night, an hour after a blazing argument during recording, William is found dead. Just like that, there are four suspects and every one of them is swearing they’re innocent.
What really hooked me was Rosie. She’s determined to find out who killed William, her best friend, or so she believed. Rosie wears the rosiest of rose-coloured glasses when it comes to him, and I found myself wanting to gently tap her on the shoulder and say, “Love, are you sure?” The slow crumbling of those glasses is where the story really sings. She learns she was on the phone with William only minutes before he fell from his balcony, right as he was about to spill a secret about one of their co-hosts. His final words suggest they were interrupted by the very person he was about to expose. Shivers!
I adored how Tamara Moss plays with the idea that the world isn’t as black and white as we’d like it to be. Rosie has to face the uncomfortable truth that the friend she thought she knew had a habit of messing with everyone, and that doing the right thing isn’t always as simple as it sounds, even when you’re chasing justice for someone you love. That gave the story a real heart beneath all the twists.
It’s fast-paced and high-stakes, and I was second-guessing myself right up to the final page. I changed my mind about the culprit at least three times, and I’m not ashamed to say I still didn’t see it coming.
Perfect for curling up under a blanket with a hot cuppa and a good evening to spare. Readers who love YA mysteries packed with secrets, suspects and sharp banter will devour this one.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I want to start by saying a huge thank you to Allen and Unwin publishers for sending me a proof copy of this book. And of course, to the wonderful Tamara Moss, you have written a book that will be sitting in mystery genre hall of fame!
I absolutely loved this book so much! While it was initially confusing with so many characters being introduced at once, I quickly became so hooked in the story and so invested in the characters.
And there were so many things I loved about how Tamara Moss set up this story. First, I loved how she keeps you second guessing your theories about the plot. While I was reading, I kept thinking ‘omg, I think this guy killed him’, and then she’ll reveal something that makes your second yourself. And then she’ll make you think that another character killed him, but then reveal something else that makes you second guess yourself again. And that in itself made me want to never put this book down.
Second, I loved how she dropped like 10 plot twists in this one book. That is what I love in any book genre: when there are so many plot twists that make you want to stare at wall, scream at the top of your lungs, throw the book across the room, and keep reading all at the same time.
Can you tell I went through an emotional rollercoaster while reading this book?
The one thing I wasn’t expecting was how batshit crazy all the characters are. They seriously need to go to therapy because what the heck is wrong with them? Honestly, because they were so crazy, I didn’t like any of them, but they definitely redeemed themselves when they realised their toxic traits at the end of the book.
Babes, if you’re a fan of One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus, you will binge-read this book. And even if you’ve never read One of Us Is Lying, still go read this book because it is AMAZING!
I absolutely loved this book so much! While it was initially confusing with so many characters being introduced at once, I quickly became so hooked in the story and so invested in the characters.
And there were so many things I loved about how Tamara Moss set up this story. First, I loved how she keeps you second guessing your theories about the plot. While I was reading, I kept thinking ‘omg, I think this guy killed him’, and then she’ll reveal something that makes your second yourself. And then she’ll make you think that another character killed him, but then reveal something else that makes you second guess yourself again. And that in itself made me want to never put this book down.
Second, I loved how she dropped like 10 plot twists in this one book. That is what I love in any book genre: when there are so many plot twists that make you want to stare at wall, scream at the top of your lungs, throw the book across the room, and keep reading all at the same time.
Can you tell I went through an emotional rollercoaster while reading this book?
The one thing I wasn’t expecting was how batshit crazy all the characters are. They seriously need to go to therapy because what the heck is wrong with them? Honestly, because they were so crazy, I didn’t like any of them, but they definitely redeemed themselves when they realised their toxic traits at the end of the book.
Babes, if you’re a fan of One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus, you will binge-read this book. And even if you’ve never read One of Us Is Lying, still go read this book because it is AMAZING!
August 14, 2026
“Five Voices” by Tamara Moss 🎙️❤️🔥✈️
Thank you so much to Allen & Unwin for the gifted arc & pr package, it was so gorgeous with amazing attention to detail! Keep your eyes peeled for 1st September 🚨
Summary: (4.5 stars)
Five friends run a popular podcast but after a heated argument, William is found dead after falling from his balcony. Rosie, who was speaking to him moments before his death, knows he was about to reveal a secret about one of their friends. As she investigates, she discovers that everyone is hiding something and that each person could have a reason to want William dead. With lies, secrets and betrayal everywhere, Rosie must figure out who is responsible before she can trust anyone—including herself.
Tropes:
🕵️ Murder mystery
👀 Everyone is a suspect
🤫 Secrets and lies
🧩 Multiple POVS & Dual Timelines
👯 Friend group with hidden tensions
💀 Death of a friend
🎙️ Podcast mystery
🔪 Murder investigation
My Thoughts:
I absolutely loved this! The fast-paced energy and dual timeline really helped bring the whole plot together while giving us insight into each character’s personality, secrets and changing opinions of William throughout the story. Although this is YA, I’d definitely say it’s on the older side, as it explores some heavier topics, so please check the trigger warnings beforehand. There were so many incredible surprises—I was convinced I knew who the killer was multiple times and even when I was certain, I ended up being completely wrong! I also loved the focus on mental health, perfectionism, living up to high expectations and navigating complicated group dynamics.
Thank you so much to Allen & Unwin for the gifted arc & pr package, it was so gorgeous with amazing attention to detail! Keep your eyes peeled for 1st September 🚨
Summary: (4.5 stars)
Five friends run a popular podcast but after a heated argument, William is found dead after falling from his balcony. Rosie, who was speaking to him moments before his death, knows he was about to reveal a secret about one of their friends. As she investigates, she discovers that everyone is hiding something and that each person could have a reason to want William dead. With lies, secrets and betrayal everywhere, Rosie must figure out who is responsible before she can trust anyone—including herself.
Tropes:
🕵️ Murder mystery
👀 Everyone is a suspect
🤫 Secrets and lies
🧩 Multiple POVS & Dual Timelines
👯 Friend group with hidden tensions
💀 Death of a friend
🎙️ Podcast mystery
🔪 Murder investigation
My Thoughts:
I absolutely loved this! The fast-paced energy and dual timeline really helped bring the whole plot together while giving us insight into each character’s personality, secrets and changing opinions of William throughout the story. Although this is YA, I’d definitely say it’s on the older side, as it explores some heavier topics, so please check the trigger warnings beforehand. There were so many incredible surprises—I was convinced I knew who the killer was multiple times and even when I was certain, I ended up being completely wrong! I also loved the focus on mental health, perfectionism, living up to high expectations and navigating complicated group dynamics.
September 1, 2026
4.25 ⭐️
This one genuinely gripped me from the very first page and there was not a single moment where I felt bored or that things needed to pick up. Mysterious text messages, police investigations, blackmail, a defamatory article, stalking… it was an enthralling ride from start to finish, and I was flying through those pages.
Five Voices starts by introducing us to each of the podcast members through their respective chapters, planting the seeds surrounding events precipitating William’s death and painting them each as potential suspects. What follows is a twisty, riveting and jaw-dropping journey towards exposing the truth.
I loved not only the bingeable nature of this book, but that it also included the exploration of more sensitive topics like mental health, complex familial relationships, and loss and grief, which brought a depth to the characters. They also each had a distinct voice and presence, making it easy to differentiate between them. This was all the more impressive, given the host of supporting characters that were involved. The pairings (Zac x Charlie; Adelaide x Rosie; Simone x Dez) also helped to cement differences, establishing them as separate but interconnected relationships within the broader friendship circle.
The inclusion of texts and raw episode transcripts (and thus the multimedia format) was a refreshing switch-up from the traditional block of text, giving us both humorous insight into the characters’ dynamic with one another and their stances on some controversial topics being covered. This was such a fun and engaging read that is true to its comparisons to AGGGTM and similarly addictive stories!
This one genuinely gripped me from the very first page and there was not a single moment where I felt bored or that things needed to pick up. Mysterious text messages, police investigations, blackmail, a defamatory article, stalking… it was an enthralling ride from start to finish, and I was flying through those pages.
Five Voices starts by introducing us to each of the podcast members through their respective chapters, planting the seeds surrounding events precipitating William’s death and painting them each as potential suspects. What follows is a twisty, riveting and jaw-dropping journey towards exposing the truth.
I loved not only the bingeable nature of this book, but that it also included the exploration of more sensitive topics like mental health, complex familial relationships, and loss and grief, which brought a depth to the characters. They also each had a distinct voice and presence, making it easy to differentiate between them. This was all the more impressive, given the host of supporting characters that were involved. The pairings (Zac x Charlie; Adelaide x Rosie; Simone x Dez) also helped to cement differences, establishing them as separate but interconnected relationships within the broader friendship circle.
The inclusion of texts and raw episode transcripts (and thus the multimedia format) was a refreshing switch-up from the traditional block of text, giving us both humorous insight into the characters’ dynamic with one another and their stances on some controversial topics being covered. This was such a fun and engaging read that is true to its comparisons to AGGGTM and similarly addictive stories!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Thank you so much, Allen & Unwin, for sending me an early copy of “Five Voices” in exchange for my review.
Oh, wow!
This book was like a slowly brewing inferno that consumed me whole!
Imagine five friends, Rosie, William, Simone, Zac & Ocean, running a popular podcast. They seem so cool and cheerful on their recording, so entertaining and funny.
Lovely people, indeed.
Until you take a closer look at their lives that are hidden behind the closed doors, in secret meetings, secret messages, secrets, secrets, secrets…. And not so good ones.
And then, BOOM! One of them dies, so suddenly.
Sometimes the death is the final act, the closure, the ending. In this case, it worked like an unwrapping ribbon that opened a box of devastating truth about all five of those so-called friends. The death of one of them triggered afwul exposure of each of them, revealing their stories full of shame.
William Drax Du Pont, the golden boy on Porsche, was a monster, and so he died for it.
But what about the rest of them?
The last quarter of the book put me on edge because things sped up so fast, and all my speculations were so spectacularly ruined! Bravo, Tamara Moss! You got me, and I never saw this ending, but hey, it made perfect sense, and once again, the devil in the details!
If you are up for a good thriller that will make you guess who the killer is pretty much every single chapter while reading, keep an eye out for this one!
“Five Voices” is releasing on September 1st!
Oh, wow!
This book was like a slowly brewing inferno that consumed me whole!
Imagine five friends, Rosie, William, Simone, Zac & Ocean, running a popular podcast. They seem so cool and cheerful on their recording, so entertaining and funny.
Lovely people, indeed.
Until you take a closer look at their lives that are hidden behind the closed doors, in secret meetings, secret messages, secrets, secrets, secrets…. And not so good ones.
And then, BOOM! One of them dies, so suddenly.
Sometimes the death is the final act, the closure, the ending. In this case, it worked like an unwrapping ribbon that opened a box of devastating truth about all five of those so-called friends. The death of one of them triggered afwul exposure of each of them, revealing their stories full of shame.
William Drax Du Pont, the golden boy on Porsche, was a monster, and so he died for it.
But what about the rest of them?
The last quarter of the book put me on edge because things sped up so fast, and all my speculations were so spectacularly ruined! Bravo, Tamara Moss! You got me, and I never saw this ending, but hey, it made perfect sense, and once again, the devil in the details!
If you are up for a good thriller that will make you guess who the killer is pretty much every single chapter while reading, keep an eye out for this one!
“Five Voices” is releasing on September 1st!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Such a captivating book with so many twists and turns you don't see coming. THE UNRELIABLE NARRATOR 😮💨😮💨😮💨
I really enjoyed the multi POV where you get to see each of the characters facing their own dilemmas with it being intertwined with the other members of the 5 voices. You're introduced to the 5 voices team (Rosie, William, Simone, Zac and Ocean) from the outside view as a prologue (hours before the death of William) which has brilliant foreshadowing!!! Personally I should have been looking back at with reading the book but I was so absorbed. William is suspected to be foul play by police and Rosie who was on the phone to him moments before his death wants to know who did it. Each member has a motive as to why they might want to kill William and you find them out as you read.
This is such a layered murder mystery and there is so many secrets brewing between each of the members of the 5 voice that come to light. YALL THERE ARE SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS THAT HAVE ME ABSOULUTELY SCREAMING. AND IT IS SOOOO well done, I didn't even realise that I was coming to the end of the book and it was close to midnight, it is so captivating. Tamara excels in drip feeding little jewels of information you don't realise you have until you reread portions of it and has created such a captivating YA murder mystery that will keep you guessing right until the last page.
Thank you Allen and Unwin for this advanced copy.
I really enjoyed the multi POV where you get to see each of the characters facing their own dilemmas with it being intertwined with the other members of the 5 voices. You're introduced to the 5 voices team (Rosie, William, Simone, Zac and Ocean) from the outside view as a prologue (hours before the death of William) which has brilliant foreshadowing!!! Personally I should have been looking back at with reading the book but I was so absorbed. William is suspected to be foul play by police and Rosie who was on the phone to him moments before his death wants to know who did it. Each member has a motive as to why they might want to kill William and you find them out as you read.
This is such a layered murder mystery and there is so many secrets brewing between each of the members of the 5 voice that come to light. YALL THERE ARE SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS THAT HAVE ME ABSOULUTELY SCREAMING. AND IT IS SOOOO well done, I didn't even realise that I was coming to the end of the book and it was close to midnight, it is so captivating. Tamara excels in drip feeding little jewels of information you don't realise you have until you reread portions of it and has created such a captivating YA murder mystery that will keep you guessing right until the last page.
Thank you Allen and Unwin for this advanced copy.
August 31, 2026
(Thanks to the people at Allen & Unwin for sending me this review copy!)
I love mystery, I read a lot of mystery, so it shouldn't be taken lightly when I say that this was a really freakin good read.
Yes, we have the mystery of who killed William and as all the secrets these friends have been keeping start to come out, you're left wondering about the lengths these kids would go to to keep them buried, but the mystery is almost the smallest elephant in this room.
We’ve got a group of young adults who are each dealing with a multitude of issues that generally raise the questions of “what is right and wrong” and “what makes a person *bad*”
And I think it addresses these dilemas in an incredibly skilful way, espeically for the young adult audience that this book is being targeted at.
They're at that age where they've just left school, everything is changing, and suddenly they're in this world where the black-and-white outlook they’ve been raised with no longer applies quite so cleanly to the world around them.
The 'Five Voices' podcast is about having tough, nuanced, controversial conversations and William is the one in the group to always play the devil's advocate.
Even in death, William presents a debate of right or wrong and is a showcase to these characters that maybe two things can be true at once.
I love mystery, I read a lot of mystery, so it shouldn't be taken lightly when I say that this was a really freakin good read.
Yes, we have the mystery of who killed William and as all the secrets these friends have been keeping start to come out, you're left wondering about the lengths these kids would go to to keep them buried, but the mystery is almost the smallest elephant in this room.
We’ve got a group of young adults who are each dealing with a multitude of issues that generally raise the questions of “what is right and wrong” and “what makes a person *bad*”
And I think it addresses these dilemas in an incredibly skilful way, espeically for the young adult audience that this book is being targeted at.
They're at that age where they've just left school, everything is changing, and suddenly they're in this world where the black-and-white outlook they’ve been raised with no longer applies quite so cleanly to the world around them.
The 'Five Voices' podcast is about having tough, nuanced, controversial conversations and William is the one in the group to always play the devil's advocate.
Even in death, William presents a debate of right or wrong and is a showcase to these characters that maybe two things can be true at once.
August 10, 2026
ARC Review: Five Voices by @writermoss published by @allenandunwin
Release date: 1 September 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love a fast paced YA thriller and this one did not disappoint! Five Voices follows five teen podcasters who have recently had their secret identities exposed after a doxxing incident. While dealing with the fallout of their new public notoriety, a fight occurs during the recording of one of their episodes. Hours later, one of the members of Five Voices is found dead. All evidence is pointing to one of them, but who was it and can you trust those who you thought you knew everything about?
This was enjoyable and kept me guessing along the way. We have four POVs and the timeline jumps to the week before the murder and after. Along the way you are questioning everybody, they all had motive and they all had secrets they wanted kept. There’s just something fun about a young adult murder mystery (even if these are highly unlikely to occur in real life) and I was able to read this book in two sittings. Highly recommend.
Release date: 1 September 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love a fast paced YA thriller and this one did not disappoint! Five Voices follows five teen podcasters who have recently had their secret identities exposed after a doxxing incident. While dealing with the fallout of their new public notoriety, a fight occurs during the recording of one of their episodes. Hours later, one of the members of Five Voices is found dead. All evidence is pointing to one of them, but who was it and can you trust those who you thought you knew everything about?
This was enjoyable and kept me guessing along the way. We have four POVs and the timeline jumps to the week before the murder and after. Along the way you are questioning everybody, they all had motive and they all had secrets they wanted kept. There’s just something fun about a young adult murder mystery (even if these are highly unlikely to occur in real life) and I was able to read this book in two sittings. Highly recommend.
August 16, 2026
ARC review!
This book was a lot of fun! Quite darker than i was anticipating for a YA but i’m not complaining. I enjoyed the back and forth of before Wills death and after. But a lot of the time what the previous character was discussing relates to what is discussed in the next chapter with a new character perspective. It allowed the shift from past to present flow a lot better. Having so many characters did make it confusing at times but it was overall done well. The most confusing character to follow was Solane but that’s literally the whole but which is explored. I really enjoyed how no character was innocent. They all had their own baggage that lead to their own decisions. I will say their lack of communication together was FRUSTRATING!! But hey they’re teenagers. I really enjoyed the plot twist because i was not satisfied with Bryce as the killer and I was not expecting Adelaide. So i was happy happy. Overall fun read! Can’t wait to recommend it!
This book was a lot of fun! Quite darker than i was anticipating for a YA but i’m not complaining. I enjoyed the back and forth of before Wills death and after. But a lot of the time what the previous character was discussing relates to what is discussed in the next chapter with a new character perspective. It allowed the shift from past to present flow a lot better. Having so many characters did make it confusing at times but it was overall done well. The most confusing character to follow was Solane but that’s literally the whole but which is explored. I really enjoyed how no character was innocent. They all had their own baggage that lead to their own decisions. I will say their lack of communication together was FRUSTRATING!! But hey they’re teenagers. I really enjoyed the plot twist because i was not satisfied with Bryce as the killer and I was not expecting Adelaide. So i was happy happy. Overall fun read! Can’t wait to recommend it!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Advanced reader copy review of Five Voices by Tamara Moss
🌟🌟🌟🌟 – I loved this
This book was a page-turner once it got going. It was intriguing and fresh.
Five teenagers at the helm of a popular podcast. Then one of them dies shortly after a recording. Suddenly, Rosie, Zac, Ocean, and Simone are suspects in William’s murder.
I liked how the book swapped between Rosie, Zac, Ocean, and Simone’s POV. However, it did take me awhile to wrap my head around each of their lives. (You might want to take notes! 😆)
I adored the snippets of podcast transcripts between chapters. They often revealed something about the way the four interacted with William.
The main thing that stopped this from being a 5 star read was the pacing. Some parts of this book dragged for me.
Disclaimer: I was not incentivised to read or review. Thank you to Tamara Moss, Allen & Unwin, and NetGalley for the ARC.
🌟🌟🌟🌟 – I loved this
This book was a page-turner once it got going. It was intriguing and fresh.
Five teenagers at the helm of a popular podcast. Then one of them dies shortly after a recording. Suddenly, Rosie, Zac, Ocean, and Simone are suspects in William’s murder.
I liked how the book swapped between Rosie, Zac, Ocean, and Simone’s POV. However, it did take me awhile to wrap my head around each of their lives. (You might want to take notes! 😆)
I adored the snippets of podcast transcripts between chapters. They often revealed something about the way the four interacted with William.
The main thing that stopped this from being a 5 star read was the pacing. Some parts of this book dragged for me.
Disclaimer: I was not incentivised to read or review. Thank you to Tamara Moss, Allen & Unwin, and NetGalley for the ARC.
September 18, 2026
Five Voices centres around a group of young adults who decided to start a podcast, talking about contentious issues (or not) whilst playing board games.
It makes for an interesting podcast that's for sure
And then suddenly after a huge fight during a recording session, one of them dies about an hour later.
The remaining podcasters are thrust into a situation where any one of them could have done it, and doubts about who they can trust are soon taking over.
📻 I really enjoyed this book, it was a very different read to other YA mysteries, and I thought the 5 voices podcast concept was very interesting and had me quite involved in working out who did it.
There are secrets and twists, short chapters, interesting characters, a whodunit mystery, and it's fast paced.
Readers that love mysteries with multiple characters and good plotting will definitely enjoy this one.
It makes for an interesting podcast that's for sure
And then suddenly after a huge fight during a recording session, one of them dies about an hour later.
The remaining podcasters are thrust into a situation where any one of them could have done it, and doubts about who they can trust are soon taking over.
📻 I really enjoyed this book, it was a very different read to other YA mysteries, and I thought the 5 voices podcast concept was very interesting and had me quite involved in working out who did it.
There are secrets and twists, short chapters, interesting characters, a whodunit mystery, and it's fast paced.
Readers that love mysteries with multiple characters and good plotting will definitely enjoy this one.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Five Voices was a fun five-star read. It's told from five alternating points of view, and I found it a little challenging at first to remember who was who, their Five Voices (5V) nickname, and how everyone fit together. Once I got everything straight in my head, though, I was completely hooked.
The story centres around a podcast where the hosts play old-fashioned card games while discussing controversial topics. The timeline shifts backwards and forwards, gradually revealing what happened in the past and steadily building the suspense as the bigger picture comes into focus.
There are plenty of twists, secrets, and red herrings as you try to work out who the killer is. As suspicion grows, the members of the 5V cast begin to doubt one another, making it impossible to know who to trust. It kept me guessing right until the end, and I thoroughly enjoyed trying to piece everything together.
The story centres around a podcast where the hosts play old-fashioned card games while discussing controversial topics. The timeline shifts backwards and forwards, gradually revealing what happened in the past and steadily building the suspense as the bigger picture comes into focus.
There are plenty of twists, secrets, and red herrings as you try to work out who the killer is. As suspicion grows, the members of the 5V cast begin to doubt one another, making it impossible to know who to trust. It kept me guessing right until the end, and I thoroughly enjoyed trying to piece everything together.
September 5, 2026
🖤Five voices
🖤By Tamara Moss
🖤⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🖤friends
🖤secrets and lies
🖤podcast
🖤who can you trust
Take five friends who are all hiding their own secrets!
Throw in a podcast and some board games, and then suddenly one of them ends up ☠️.
Who can you trust?
This book had me continuously guessing and trying to figure out who did it but with all the lies and secrets
Just when I thought I had it figured out, yeah it was clear I didn't . It took me a few chapters to sort through the characters at first, but once I did, I was hooked. If you want a thriller that constantly keeps you guessing, add this to your TBR!
This was the first book I have read by Tamara moss and enjoyed how she pulled the story together so will be on the look out for more of her books
🖤By Tamara Moss
🖤⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🖤friends
🖤secrets and lies
🖤podcast
🖤who can you trust
Take five friends who are all hiding their own secrets!
Throw in a podcast and some board games, and then suddenly one of them ends up ☠️.
Who can you trust?
This book had me continuously guessing and trying to figure out who did it but with all the lies and secrets
Just when I thought I had it figured out, yeah it was clear I didn't . It took me a few chapters to sort through the characters at first, but once I did, I was hooked. If you want a thriller that constantly keeps you guessing, add this to your TBR!
This was the first book I have read by Tamara moss and enjoyed how she pulled the story together so will be on the look out for more of her books
September 22, 2026
I really wanted to love this one, but unfortunately it was a bit of an “eh” for me!
I don’t usually mind multiple POVs, but multiple POVs AND constantly jumping timelines made this one a little hard for me to stay invested in. Every time I felt like I was settling into one part of the story, we’d jump to another character or another point in time and I’d have to get my bearings again.
I completely understand what the book was trying to do, and there were definitely parts I enjoyed, but I just never felt completely hooked by it. Towards the end it became a bit more of a “I’ve made it this far, I’m finishing it” read than one I couldn’t wait to pick back up 😅
I’m glad I gave it a go, and I did like the overall concept, but unfortunately it just wasn’t one of my favourites this year.
I don’t usually mind multiple POVs, but multiple POVs AND constantly jumping timelines made this one a little hard for me to stay invested in. Every time I felt like I was settling into one part of the story, we’d jump to another character or another point in time and I’d have to get my bearings again.
I completely understand what the book was trying to do, and there were definitely parts I enjoyed, but I just never felt completely hooked by it. Towards the end it became a bit more of a “I’ve made it this far, I’m finishing it” read than one I couldn’t wait to pick back up 😅
I’m glad I gave it a go, and I did like the overall concept, but unfortunately it just wasn’t one of my favourites this year.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2026
Okay, making a podcast with your friends is one thing. Having one of you end up dead after a massive argument? 😬 That's a whole different level of drama! I had fun suspecting pretty much everyone in this book. The podcast transcripts were a clever touch, and I liked how the friendships were just as messy as the murder mystery itself. Some of the shifting viewpoints took a little getting used to, and the middle dragged in places, but the secrets kept pulling me back in. 👀 I also liked that there's more to these characters than just being suspects. Definitely worth picking up if you enjoy a good whodunit! 4 ⭐
October 6, 2026
What i loved... the character development, the constant questioning and developing information which leads the reader along a rabbit hunt. The reveal itself was a bit of a shocking moment but makes so much sense. I enjoyed the different perspectives and the raw audio sections contained.
The reason i didnt rate it 5/5... i wanted more after the reveal. Its like the reveal happens and then time jumps forward and it felt like everyone is moved on in their own ways. I want... no I need more of that in between time.
The reason i didnt rate it 5/5... i wanted more after the reveal. Its like the reveal happens and then time jumps forward and it felt like everyone is moved on in their own ways. I want... no I need more of that in between time.
October 9, 2026
BOOK REVIEW
this was such a fun book to read, I don’t usually opt in for YA much anymore but I really enjoyed this!
Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery right?
I loved seeing a book based in Australia! It’s such a change from the usual settings.
I enjoyed getting to know the characters and how they developed over the book.
I was really invested wanting to find out who did this from the start, and I guessed it pretty early on unfortunately 🤣
Overall a good solid read
Thankyou Allen and unwin for the early finished copy!
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this was such a fun book to read, I don’t usually opt in for YA much anymore but I really enjoyed this!
Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery right?
I loved seeing a book based in Australia! It’s such a change from the usual settings.
I enjoyed getting to know the characters and how they developed over the book.
I was really invested wanting to find out who did this from the start, and I guessed it pretty early on unfortunately 🤣
Overall a good solid read
Thankyou Allen and unwin for the early finished copy!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
October 22, 2026
3 stars 🌊🏺
super alright YA thriller. i think i have to accept that nothing will ever come close to the joy & anticipation that karen mcmanus’ ‘one of us is lying’ gave me back in 2020.
i did guess the twist early on but it’s nbd really! my biggest gripe with this book has to be the character dynamics. we keep being told that the five are super close friends, who spend so much time with each other to record podcast episodes, and despite disagreements and tension during these episodes they’ve stuck with each other, and yet… they didn’t really seem like a tight-knit group? the way they acted & spoke to each other gave off serious classmate/acquaintance vibes. ocean was my fav, i was totally endeared by him, & i wish his backstory had been explored more.
i do think that moss is extremely talented though, and would not hesitate to pick up another of their books if i was intrigued by the blurb!!! love oz YA indeed
super alright YA thriller. i think i have to accept that nothing will ever come close to the joy & anticipation that karen mcmanus’ ‘one of us is lying’ gave me back in 2020.
i did guess the twist early on but it’s nbd really! my biggest gripe with this book has to be the character dynamics. we keep being told that the five are super close friends, who spend so much time with each other to record podcast episodes, and despite disagreements and tension during these episodes they’ve stuck with each other, and yet… they didn’t really seem like a tight-knit group? the way they acted & spoke to each other gave off serious classmate/acquaintance vibes. ocean was my fav, i was totally endeared by him, & i wish his backstory had been explored more.
i do think that moss is extremely talented though, and would not hesitate to pick up another of their books if i was intrigued by the blurb!!! love oz YA indeed
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