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bronzel's review
3.75
Graphic: Confinement and Death
1990sjc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death
melaschnie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use
bookb1itch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Saw something on my socials on the weekend that said if you love Pippa from "Good Girl's guide to Murder" you would probably like Stevie Bell from this series. I had already made the connection and am planning to recommend this series to the 14yo readers who enjoy Holly Jackson, and perhaps also Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I especially like the back and forth between 1937/8 and the present. A great mystery without too much to confront teen readers.
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Drug use
emmajh91'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
sevenletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
deanamethyst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, and Blood
locust1266's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
My main problem with the book however was how much I hated Steve and David's romance . I could not bring myself to like him and the romance comes out of nowhere for me they barely had 3 or 4 meaning less conversations and they were making out the characters were also In my opinion not very fleshed out and were all archetypes and lacked depth to them
The 2nd book also was kinda unsatisfying I feel like it'd be better if it was all one single book with 3 parts
There were also some weird parts in the book where things get kinda unhinged the potrayl of teens in the book was also kinda unrealistic I can not imagine anybody actually acting like how some of the characters do in highschool
Graphic: Death
carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Stevie continues to be my little baby. She's so weird and awk and SMART! Oh I just wanna swaddle her. She's so unintentionally --and also intentionally-- funny (
In contrast, we have my enemy: Nate 👿🤬. He's soooo fucking annoying I'm sorry literally the only reason this book is 4.5 instead of 5 stars. Every time he showed up I'd literally yell at my book for him to go away (let's remember, I never claimed to be sane). He irked me to my very core. Less of him in the next book, hopefully.
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury
lillianreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder