junefish's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Murder, Gaslighting, and Stalking
Moderate: Mental illness and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts
A core part of the plot revolves a major character's allegations of sexual abuse being false.jax00's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I was really enjoying it until the end. The main character was "not like other girls" and constantly brought it up. The cops were also pointless throughout the book. However, I liked the Strangers on a Train plot. The fact the main character was bi, also seemed like it was forced and not just a character trait.
Why was it incest? It would have been 4 stars if it was just two siblings. Technically they're not related, but they grew up together.
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Why was it incest? It would have been 4 stars if it was just two siblings. Technically they're not related, but they grew up together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Incest and Car accident
antimony's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
this was fun!! i enjoyed reading it and i do love the murder swapping plot (i wish it was a common trope rather than specifically referencing strangers on a train bc i enjoyed it here and in you owe me a murder). the twist at the end first seemed kinda unbelievable but it was still fun. which is what matters.
however i did kind of have issues with the characters. neve was in turns fun and annoying (i liked her sometimes? but she acted like a 15 yr old not a 17 yr old). inara's unexplained refusal to use "i" and "you" got on my nerves. like what was the point of it at all....? i did not like how much lying about sexual harassment there was (from both diane and javier). and charlotte...i could not STAND charlotte. why was she so cryptic all the time? i would have liked her to at least say ONE useful thing to neve.
overall those kinda cancel out and average to a mediocre 3 stars. so if you don't care about annoying characters and like fun murder plots you will enjoy this!!
however i did kind of have issues with the characters. neve was in turns fun and annoying (i liked her sometimes? but she acted like a 15 yr old not a 17 yr old). inara's unexplained refusal to use "i" and "you" got on my nerves. like what was the point of it at all....? i did not like how much lying about sexual harassment there was (from both diane and javier). and charlotte...i could not STAND charlotte. why was she so cryptic all the time? i would have liked her to at least say ONE useful thing to neve.
overall those kinda cancel out and average to a mediocre 3 stars. so if you don't care about annoying characters and like fun murder plots you will enjoy this!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Toxic friendship
Minor: Incest
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
It was just meh. Quite predictable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
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