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The Good Girls by Sara Shepard

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sophiepaige227's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

traceybookclub's review against another edition

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3.0

Mr. Robot realness!

These teens sure are unfazed by a lot of death. Like, at one point, one of them literally nonchalantly says, "Wow. There's a lot of death going around." Really, Becky? (I still can't remember all the names in this smh)

And if you find a dead body, assume it was the work of your friend, your first instinct is to dispose of the body yourself?? Girl, why! No friend is worth that. I'd be like, ok bye have a good time in prison! Gotta go!

Why do I love trash?

girlreading's review against another edition

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4.0

This series played with my mind over and over again and I'm not even mad about it. It was brilliant. In one way, the ending/conclusion to the plot was what I expected and yet on the other hand it was not what I expected at all. I couldn't stop explaining to any who would listen the plot and the ending, it was just so clever and surprising.
If you have previously enjoyed any of Sara Shepards books I highly recommend both books in this series.

jennpearl_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

reviewsfromabookworm's review against another edition

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3.0

If I thought book one was a read I whizzed through, then book two was one I got through at supersonic speed. I read this in one sitting and didn't put it down once, I needed my answers. And answers I got! I don't read many YA murder mystery type books, as a lot of the time I think they can border on the ridiculous - Far From You by Tess Sharpe being the most glorious and wonderful exception. So I was a little nervous about how this story would play out and who the murderer would be.

By the end of the book I wanted to go back and start over to see if there was anything I had missed whilst reading, if there had been more clues. I guessed the culprit, but very late in the game and so it didn't bother me. I do think this book went into a more ridiculous plot at some points, where I couldn't believe that those things would ever actually happen, but I still enjoyed the book. I think it's a great duology and I am glad I read it. I think fans of Pretty Little Liars would absolutely love it, for obvious reasons.