elsebeok's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Confinement
mlhanson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism
maggiegirouard's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, and Body horror
bieni2503's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Murder
r_lynn13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Death, Drug use, and Infidelity
Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Blood
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Spoiler
Already, the culprit of the original mystery being Marsh was disappointing, not because I had predicted this from book one, but because money isn't an interesting motive!! It sucks!! And then Johnson goes and makes it the motive for the MODERN murders too???? And the murderer is a bare sketch of a character at that??? And also, it turns out Alice died of measles???? Did someone say massive cop out??? And then Stevie doesn't want to present the evidence about Alice's real parents, because that way the money stays with the school. With a PRIVATE. SCHOOL. Set up by a BILLIONAIRE. And people go on thinking Alice is missing instead of paying her respects and letting her rest. Other annoying things include: nothing actually happening in this book and a lack of tension despite the really interesting premise of being snowed in on a mountain in the middle of nowhere; David suddenly being okay with Stevie; Frankie and Eddie serving no purpose or character arc beyond hoarding evidence for future Stevie to find; and finally, the random moose motif that doesn't mean anything. The only thing saving this book from a one star is that it was borderline entertaining and creepy.Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Death, Child death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content, Ableism, Kidnapping, Animal death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Gun violence, War, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Vomit, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Suicide, and Stalking
Child birth, explosions, adoption, loss of a loved one (friend, aunt), illnessroncanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, and Drug use
Minor: Bullying
ghoulscoutcamp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
iamkiaraayleen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy
doriangay's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Death, Confinement, and Alcoholism