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tdogrulz's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Vomit
shanaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Grief
fallandfox's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was kindly provided by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Savannah believes that the “accident” involving her younger sister, Piper Sullivan, was her fault. She did something horrible, and now Piper is in a coma. When she discovers a weird note in her sister’s locker inviting her to a meeting of the Survival Club on the same day and at the same place where the accident occurred, she realizes she wasn’t alone—someone knows something, and maybe it wasn’t Savannah’s fault.
I decided to read this book based on the synopsis on NetGalley, but unfortunately, it took me some time to start reading it.
When I finished the book, all I could think about was, “This was crazy.”
I’m the type of person who is used to reading this genre, and I usually search for some type of realistic investigation, but I can forgive that if it’s really creative.
It was an easy read, but unfortunately, the final plot felt too rushed, and the resolution left me disappointed. I was trying to figure out the ending and was expecting something more “grandiose.”
The relationship between the sisters was complicated, partly due to their parents showing favoritism toward Piper, and partly because of Savannah's own terrible decisions, which focused only on herself and ultimately hurt Piper.
I will not be a snob about the book, it was a good reading to pass the time, it can be disappointing if you go to it with too much expectations, so just enjoy the ride.
Savannah believes that the “accident” involving her younger sister, Piper Sullivan, was her fault. She did something horrible, and now Piper is in a coma. When she discovers a weird note in her sister’s locker inviting her to a meeting of the Survival Club on the same day and at the same place where the accident occurred, she realizes she wasn’t alone—someone knows something, and maybe it wasn’t Savannah’s fault.
I decided to read this book based on the synopsis on NetGalley, but unfortunately, it took me some time to start reading it.
When I finished the book, all I could think about was, “This was crazy.”
I’m the type of person who is used to reading this genre, and I usually search for some type of realistic investigation, but I can forgive that if it’s really creative.
It was an easy read, but unfortunately, the final plot felt too rushed, and the resolution left me disappointed. I was trying to figure out the ending and was expecting something more “grandiose.”
The relationship between the sisters was complicated, partly due to their parents showing favoritism toward Piper, and partly because of Savannah's own terrible decisions, which focused only on herself and ultimately hurt Piper.
I will not be a snob about the book, it was a good reading to pass the time, it can be disappointing if you go to it with too much expectations, so just enjoy the ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, and Grief
weekdaygladers's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, and Infidelity
pokemon_baker's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug use
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
After Savannah's sister Piper falls from Suicide Point, she is racked with guilt. But did she jump as the police officers say or was she pushed? As Savannah starts to find clues that lead away from her sister jumping, she ends up following the Wilderness Club on a trip as all arrows point towards one of the members as being at fault.
The narrator was terrible, overly dramatic, and just hard to tolerate. I think she made the already unlikable narrator, Savannah, even harder to stand. Both Savannah and Piper were extremely self-centered and mean to each other and at times, to others. To be honest none of the characters were very likable.
I didn't end up caring much about what had or hadn't happened to Piper and usually, I'd feel bad for someone obviously going through something but the way the book was written, it was hard.
The suspects were pretty obvious, and I was suspicious of everyone on the trip. But some were more obvious than others and the author made a very obvious choice for who the culprit was. Though at least she chose the way everything went down to not be as obvious.
Overall, a subpar book with unlikable characters who were hard to care about. I'm glad the book was short since I didn't waste much time on it and can move on to a better book now.
Extra ratings: Fluff - NA Heartfelt- 4/5 Helpful-NA Horror-0/5 Inspiration- NA Love aka Romance- 2/5 Mystery-4/5 Predictability- 4.5/5 Spice-0/5 Suspense- 1/5 Tear 2.5/5 Thrill- 3/5 Humor-0/5
The narrator was terrible, overly dramatic, and just hard to tolerate. I think she made the already unlikable narrator, Savannah, even harder to stand. Both Savannah and Piper were extremely self-centered and mean to each other and at times, to others. To be honest none of the characters were very likable.
I didn't end up caring much about what had or hadn't happened to Piper and usually, I'd feel bad for someone obviously going through something but the way the book was written, it was hard.
The suspects were pretty obvious, and I was suspicious of everyone on the trip. But some were more obvious than others and the author made a very obvious choice for who the culprit was. Though at least she chose the way everything went down to not be as obvious.
Overall, a subpar book with unlikable characters who were hard to care about. I'm glad the book was short since I didn't waste much time on it and can move on to a better book now.
Extra ratings: Fluff - NA Heartfelt- 4/5 Helpful-NA Horror-0/5 Inspiration- NA Love aka Romance- 2/5 Mystery-4/5 Predictability- 4.5/5 Spice-0/5 Suspense- 1/5 Tear 2.5/5 Thrill- 3/5 Humor-0/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying and Vomit
reading_diaries's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book was interesting. I didn't love Savannah as a narrator as I found her very annoying and conceited at times. While I empathized with her upbringing and the constant pressure, it didn't move me to like her. I think she placed too much blame on other people for her unhappiness and not enough on herself. While her parents are partially to blame for her emotional turmoil, she also put a lot of pressure on herself and then resented Piper for it.
Also the wilderness trip takes place the last 40% of the book. I found that it wasn't as interesting as the synopsis made it seem. It's also very concerning that her parents didn't know where she was for an entire weekend - someone call CPS.
The plot twist was good and shocking. I'll admit that even I didn't see it coming but overall this book was subpar for me.
Also the wilderness trip takes place the last 40% of the book. I found that it wasn't as interesting as the synopsis made it seem. It's also very concerning that her parents didn't know where she was for an entire weekend - someone call CPS.
The plot twist was good and shocking. I'll admit that even I didn't see it coming but overall this book was subpar for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use
kitkatkatdog's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Twist and turns never stop, down to the last chapters. I thought the pacing might be too fast but it really worked out. Thought I wouldn’t enjoy the amount of twists and turns, but I feel like it added to the pressure and stress. It also felt really realistic in what a teenager could do to solve a crime. Make a lot of guesses and get a lot wrong, but keep pursuing it and the help along the way changes her for the better. Enjoyed more than I expected.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
anniereads221's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Coma Cheatinglibrary_dreamer's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A month after Piper ends up in a coma, her older sister, Savannah, discovers a note in Piper's locker that changes everything. Savannah suspects that there is more to Piper's accident than it appears. Through her investigations, she learns that everyone has secrets and nothing is as it seems.
This was a really good YA mystery. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat and many of the characters were well developed. The wilderness setting made the story even more intriguing. The entire ending, not just the resolution of the mystery, was satisfying to me.
This was a really good YA mystery. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat and many of the characters were well developed. The wilderness setting made the story even more intriguing. The entire ending, not just the resolution of the mystery, was satisfying to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug use