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niyameese's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
mzvasquez's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a mystery/horror book.
TW: Gore. Murder.
Following a group of six college students. They received a note on February 1st - before they head out for one of their housemates. All six go out and enjoy themselves as much as they can after the note spooked them. They all head home except for one of their housemates. After not hearing from him, 2 of the housemates (the MC and her crush) found him dead. Receiving another note, the housemates are the center of attention of a murderer.
This book was really good. It was definitely geared to YA, but I still like some YA books. The mystery of who the killer was had me second guessing who I thought it was as I read more. First, I thought it was person A. Then, I was reading more, convincing myself it was person B. The more I read, the more I read it was person C, but that was long lived and was back to person B. It was person D the whole time, someone I wasn't expecting. Like holy twist. However, the reasoning was subpar, like it wasn't the reason for murdering people I wanted.
I do have to say the cops/detectives suck in this book. There are too many times notes or packages that have been delivered. There are too many times the friends left or were taken without the cops knowing. Too many people lost their lives because of the cops not doing their jobs correctly. But hey, it is a book.
TW: Gore. Murder.
Following a group of six college students. They received a note on February 1st - before they head out for one of their housemates. All six go out and enjoy themselves as much as they can after the note spooked them. They all head home except for one of their housemates. After not hearing from him, 2 of the housemates (the MC and her crush) found him dead. Receiving another note, the housemates are the center of attention of a murderer.
This book was really good. It was definitely geared to YA, but I still like some YA books. The mystery of who the killer was had me second guessing who I thought it was as I read more. First, I thought it was person A. Then, I was reading more, convincing myself it was person B. The more I read, the more I read it was person C, but that was long lived and was back to person B. It was person D the whole time, someone I wasn't expecting. Like holy twist. However, the reasoning was subpar, like it wasn't the reason for murdering people I wanted.
I do have to say the cops/detectives suck in this book. There are too many times notes or packages that have been delivered. There are too many times the friends left or were taken without the cops knowing. Too many people lost their lives because of the cops not doing their jobs correctly. But hey, it is a book.
steffy10816's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a super quick read for me. It was okay, not as good as The Cellar was though. I do like her writing style though and wanna read the other books as well. The plot twist was good and it ended up being someone I had suspected.
jthibo3's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
littlem0use's review against another edition
3.0
I love Natasha Preston but this book just wasn’t that great. I wanted to love it but found it too juvenile for me.
emilyyking's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jenniferbelle's review against another edition
2.0
I usually love everything by this author but this one was really disappointing. Super cheesy and predictable from the beginning.
acpoor's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
makayla_allen's review against another edition
3.0
Read this book in less than 12 hours. I needed to know what happened. There were a few parts I rolled my eyes at and the MC was a bit annoying at some points but I liked the ending! Overall a pretty good one