mollymoo1234'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Child death, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Toxic friendship
rissaread'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Death, Murder, Bullying, Injury/injury detail, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Animal death, Drug use, and Rape
lynnloveshobi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder
ailish_1708'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Bullying, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Racism, and Suicide
mollybean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Murder, Body shaming, and Death
leah_grace7's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death, and Death of parent
herjournalofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, and Death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, Self harm, and Kidnapping
graciejames's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Bullying
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Vomit
merlin_reads'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
Pippa Fitz-Amboi decides for her senior capstone project that she's going to solve a 5 year old murder - or at least prove the innocence of the one convicted. However, this project takes on a life of it's own almost instantly as Pip begins to unravel countless lies from people she thought she could trust.
This book had me all over the place. I felt like a kid from Ghostwriter, writing down all the clues in my notebook. So many times I thought I had it figured out only for some twist to come out of nowhere and send me reeling. So bravo to Jackson. She had me not wanting to put the book down because I just had to know what was coming.
This book was a near perfect murder mystery to me. The one think that kept it from being 5 stars was (view spoiler). That's a hard limit for me and one that I found hard to get over. But aside from that, this book had it all. Yes, Pip put herself in situations that were probably not the safest but she's a teenager and she thinks herself invincible. Her actions felt very much a natural reaction from who she was and while I didn't always agree with her tactics, she got it done.
I really felt for the Singh family especially as it became more apparent that Sal was not the killer. A senseless death that had catastrophic results in the lives of everyone it touched. Great fantastic debut and one that makes you just want to grab the next book!
Moderate: Death, Bullying, Murder, Rape, and Animal death
hmorse95'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
4.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent