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bookdnbusy's review against another edition
i dnf’d at 47%
at first, i was liking the book, though i was having a hard time grappling the micro aggressions, perpetuation of stereotypes, and clichés found at every page turned. i pushed through cause i wanted to see where exactly it was going, but the more i read the more brandi, the main character, became INCREASINGLY unlikeable and lacking accountability for choices she had made.
for a thriller, there were quite a few spicy scenes in the 14 chapters i read, from both the main character and supporting ones, too.
i feel like i would’ve stuck to it had the antagonist, taylor, would’ve been written differently. has she’d more depth or been written outside of what society see high echelon kids, this would’ve been a more… exciting? read(?) i was forcing myself to read and nearly 50% into the book, nothing really had happened to suggest >thriller<.
at first, i was liking the book, though i was having a hard time grappling the micro aggressions, perpetuation of stereotypes, and clichés found at every page turned. i pushed through cause i wanted to see where exactly it was going, but the more i read the more brandi, the main character, became INCREASINGLY unlikeable and lacking accountability for choices she had made.
for a thriller, there were quite a few spicy scenes in the 14 chapters i read, from both the main character and supporting ones, too.
i feel like i would’ve stuck to it had the antagonist, taylor, would’ve been written differently. has she’d more depth or been written outside of what society see high echelon kids, this would’ve been a more… exciting? read(?) i was forcing myself to read and nearly 50% into the book, nothing really had happened to suggest >thriller<.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
blearyeyed's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Ok.. first time around, I really couldn’t get into this book. The opening scene was just really boring and I couldn’t quite tell where it was going. But my GOD… when I finally got into it?!? This book consumed me, and was consumed (in a day). Quite literally gave me horrible anxiety and made me cry like 5 times thinking about all of the real people who are wrongfully incarcerated and never brought to justice.
Now.. Brandi is REALLY fucking stupid. She knows so much, but doesn’t know that you never speak to the cops without a lawyer? Thinks taking $10k from a soon to be murderer is a better plan than asking her wealthy boyfriend for money? Stupid, stupid, stupid. And I can only justify so much of it.
Taylor is… a lot. To be honest, I’m more scared of her friends, specifically Mei. The storyline regarding her mom was really interesting!
I think that the authors, in their quest to involve race in the storyline, drove their point(s) home in a bit of an odd way. Like, I get it, but there’s a way to put this in the subtext
Now.. Brandi is REALLY fucking stupid. She knows so much, but doesn’t know that you never speak to the cops without a lawyer? Thinks taking $10k from a soon to be murderer is a better plan than asking her wealthy boyfriend for money? Stupid, stupid, stupid. And I can only justify so much of it.
Taylor is… a lot. To be honest, I’m more scared of her friends, specifically Mei. The storyline regarding her mom was really interesting!
I think that the authors, in their quest to involve race in the storyline, drove their point(s) home in a bit of an odd way. Like, I get it, but there’s a way to put this in the subtext
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
addythebookbat's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cancer
liter_aly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.0
This was described as a thriller, which didn’t give me the hint that there would be SO MANY explicit sex scenes. So many.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Sexual harassment
carissa230's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is a fast paced, eat the rich type of book.
Brandi is working an internship with a chance at getting a full job. When her boyfriend takes her to a party to meet the owner of the company she is working for she overhears his daughter plotting his murder. She doesn't really believe they will kill him, until she shows up with money and is begging her not to tell. Brandi's life is turned completely upside down when she loses her job, her boyfriend, her place to live, and possibly her freedom.
Taylor is a rich girl with rich girl problems. She wants a man she can't have. She can't get access to her trust fund because she can't pass a drug test, and she wants to use money to make all her problems go away. When she butts heads with Brandi she thinks she has found the perfect scapegoat for her problems. What she doesn't realize is that Brandi is a fighter and she's not going down easily.
Brandi is working an internship with a chance at getting a full job. When her boyfriend takes her to a party to meet the owner of the company she is working for she overhears his daughter plotting his murder. She doesn't really believe they will kill him, until she shows up with money and is begging her not to tell. Brandi's life is turned completely upside down when she loses her job, her boyfriend, her place to live, and possibly her freedom.
Taylor is a rich girl with rich girl problems. She wants a man she can't have. She can't get access to her trust fund because she can't pass a drug test, and she wants to use money to make all her problems go away. When she butts heads with Brandi she thinks she has found the perfect scapegoat for her problems. What she doesn't realize is that Brandi is a fighter and she's not going down easily.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence
spencerhoneyy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
bookzombiee19's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
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