alexabookish's review against another edition
3.0
3/3.5 stars. i can’t really decide. i thought the storytelling was really unique and i was intrigued enough to keep reading. however, i’m a big character person. i like to feel attached to characters, and you that’s hard to feel with this book imo. i don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with this book. i even quite enjoyed the writing. i just think this book is for a particular kind of reader, and others just wont like it. if it sounds like something you’d like, you’ll probably enjoy it well enough. all in all, 3/3.5 stars isn’t a bad rating. it means i enjoyed the book, just didn’t love it.
fridasunde's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Huh???
shelleyd's review against another edition
3.0
This book is marketed as a mystery, but that feels the same as having There’s Someone Inside Your House marketed as a slasher story. The story was hard for me to get into, but I’ll admit, once I actually sat down to power through it, it did suck me in a bit more. It wasn’t the most thrilling mystery that I would have liked it to be, and I’ve seen others call it basically a retelling of The Talented Mr. Ripley, but having not read it, I can’t comment on that. I’m still not sure how I feel about the book, wasn’t even sure how I felt while reading it but I can say it’s no We Were Liars and that’s a bit disappointing.
thenerdjournals's review against another edition
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
This book was confusing and nowhere near as good as We Were Liars, the only other E Lockhart book I've read. In the end I have no idea why this story took place.
mj38012's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mwhitm's review against another edition
2.0
+kinda exciting story
-so confusing my god
-at the end there was no motive whatsoever for her to do any of this??
-so confusing my god
-at the end there was no motive whatsoever for her to do any of this??
lizaktzxy's review against another edition
1.0
I’m very confused about what this book is supposed to be. I mean, mystery, yea. Thriller, eh. An unpredictable enjoyable ride? Allow me to laugh.
Ok I’ll compare this to the only other book I’ve read of the author’s- We were Liars. Now I didn’t love that book back when I first read it, but goodness reading this one makes me realised just how much better that book was.
This book is not a mystery, because you can already bet on your guesses about 1/3rd through the story, it’s not a thriller because um, everything was too low-key for that sort of thing and this was not enjoyable because this book doesn’t seem to have much of a plot. The plot it does have though, well it doesn’t even give you complete answers or anything so there’s no satisfaction. Loopholes galore and confusion all around- yep that’s what you get in this book.
The only good part about this book was the reverse chronology, probably, since it’s a cool idea. But that wasn’t much of a redeeming quality either cause I didn’t think it worked out too well. I wasn’t sure what 75% of the story was there for considering only around 25% of this book actually contributed to the plot, which is ridiculous cause there aren’t even proper answers for wrapping up the story in this book.
I don’t know what else to say. This was such a disappointment.
Ok I’ll compare this to the only other book I’ve read of the author’s- We were Liars. Now I didn’t love that book back when I first read it, but goodness reading this one makes me realised just how much better that book was.
This book is not a mystery, because you can already bet on your guesses about 1/3rd through the story, it’s not a thriller because um, everything was too low-key for that sort of thing and this was not enjoyable because this book doesn’t seem to have much of a plot. The plot it does have though, well it doesn’t even give you complete answers or anything so there’s no satisfaction. Loopholes galore and confusion all around- yep that’s what you get in this book.
The only good part about this book was the reverse chronology, probably, since it’s a cool idea. But that wasn’t much of a redeeming quality either cause I didn’t think it worked out too well. I wasn’t sure what 75% of the story was there for considering only around 25% of this book actually contributed to the plot, which is ridiculous cause there aren’t even proper answers for wrapping up the story in this book.
I don’t know what else to say. This was such a disappointment.
nicholhumphery's review against another edition
1.0
The book was written well, but I was confused from start to finish. It made absolutely no sense. Was a quick read.
bookswithriinu's review against another edition
3.0
Hoopis teistsugune põnevik, kui ma varem lugenud olen.
Raamat on üles ehitatud vastupidises suunas. Algab lõpust ja hakkab siis muudkui tagurpidi minema, aeg ajalt hüpates edasi ja siis jälle tagasi. Kuigi selline edenemine on väga põnev lähenemine, siis ma eelistan siiski lugeda raamatuid õiges järjekorras. Väga palju tekkis segadust, kui peategelane jällegi uues kohas või ümbritsetud uutest inimestest ja seletusi sai alles järgmises peatükis. Õnneks olid siiski peatükid lühikesed ja väga pikalt ei pidanud teadmatuses olema. Kogu raamatu vältel siiski oli raske näha tegelaste käitumisviiside põhjusi ja nendega samastuda. Usun, et selle tõttu võib mõnel lugejal tulla tahtmine raamat ka pooleli jätta.
Raamatu formaat oli kahtlemata uudne aga paraku ühegi tegelasega ma ühendust ei tundnud ja suhteliselt kiiresti sain loo tähtsaimale ivale pihta. Lõpust aga ootasin miskit enamat sest veel jäi küsimusi õhku.
Iseenesest autori idee raamat tagurpidi kirjutada oli väga põnev, aga miskit jäi puudu, et täielikult endasse tõmmata.
Raamat on üles ehitatud vastupidises suunas. Algab lõpust ja hakkab siis muudkui tagurpidi minema, aeg ajalt hüpates edasi ja siis jälle tagasi. Kuigi selline edenemine on väga põnev lähenemine, siis ma eelistan siiski lugeda raamatuid õiges järjekorras. Väga palju tekkis segadust, kui peategelane jällegi uues kohas või ümbritsetud uutest inimestest ja seletusi sai alles järgmises peatükis. Õnneks olid siiski peatükid lühikesed ja väga pikalt ei pidanud teadmatuses olema. Kogu raamatu vältel siiski oli raske näha tegelaste käitumisviiside põhjusi ja nendega samastuda. Usun, et selle tõttu võib mõnel lugejal tulla tahtmine raamat ka pooleli jätta.
Raamatu formaat oli kahtlemata uudne aga paraku ühegi tegelasega ma ühendust ei tundnud ja suhteliselt kiiresti sain loo tähtsaimale ivale pihta. Lõpust aga ootasin miskit enamat sest veel jäi küsimusi õhku.
Iseenesest autori idee raamat tagurpidi kirjutada oli väga põnev, aga miskit jäi puudu, et täielikult endasse tõmmata.