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amris's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content
fraise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident
kimberlyswalters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Blood
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
• I liked how the book immediately gets to the point. The characters, the mystery, and everything else was introduced in the first chapter and I was already suspicious of everyone.
• The chapters were short, it’s fast-paced, and almost every chapter ends with a shocking line that makes you want to immediately read the next one.
• It’s narrated in past and present POVs but you don’t actually get the full story about what happened until the very end which got repetitive because the past POV didn’t really have much other than friendship drama.
• I was really interested at first, but halfway through, almost everything was about the main character’s snowboarding career.
• Honestly, this might as well be categorized as a sports books because of the amount of details and info dumps about snowboarding this had. To be fair, I’m not in the least bit interested in snowboarding so maybe that’s why I was really bored every time the main character talked about it, but it still took over the main story. The drama and competitiveness surrounding the characters became the main focus and I really didn’t like that. There were also really weird sexist comments and stereotypes about women in sports
• I didn’t like the main character either, she used every chance she got to make sure everyone knew she’s “not like other girls” because she likes sports…
• Also, nothing the characters did made sense, you’d think they’d try everything they could to get out and get help but instead, all they did was drink and complain
• The ending has to be one of my least favorites in any thriller I’ve read. Not only was it obvious from the start, but it was also petty and childish
• I think I would’ve liked this a lot more if there was less snowboarding details and more mystery
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexism, and Suicide
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
nightowl_cherry's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
julienicole1106's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident
soobooksalot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I so appreciate a solid seasonal thriller. Add in a locked-room element and Shiver fits the bill!
Author Allie Reynolds is a former competitive snowboarder, and writes of what she knows.
The French Alps provide the backdrop for the reunion of former friends/snowboard rivals. Shiver is told in two timelines - present day for the reunion, and 10 years earlier.
Milla, Brent, Colin, Dale and Heather have all been invited to the resort where they used to train. Each thinks the others planned the event, but it soon becomes unclear who their host is - only that the gathering has a nefarious undertone.
A decade prior, snowboarder Milla is in training and has her eye on beating out rising star Saskia. Though Saskia is just as talented at mind games as she is on the halfpipe. And someone doesn't appreciate it.
Saskia's body was never found, presumed dead.
Has the group been gathered to determine her fate once and for all?
I've looked forward to this one for awhile and it was all I hoped it would be - unique, fast paced and twisty! Recommended!
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
read_by_eveline's review
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Emotional abuse
ellejo3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The mystery and "twist" were pretty obvious early on, especially when you consider why there's a ten-year gap between the two timelines.
I didn't particularly care for the characters. It's not that Milla was unlikeable because there are unlikeable characters that I find compelling or that I'm rooting for, but there wasn't enough for me to care about her. She was grating and annoying and that wasn't balanced out either by positive traits or by anything else that would make me sympathetic for her. She's a former Olympic hopeful who didn't make it and hasn't figured out what else to do with her life until the epilogue. Not making the Olympic team isn't enough for me to feel sympathy for her, especially when you consider how much time and energy she wasted obsessing over Saskia and trying to sabotage her. What's irritating is that there could have been more. For instance, Milla was extremely competitive and couldn't ever turn a challenge down, but the reasoning behind it wasn't really explored. Not exploring more of Milla's backstory and her "emotional wound" was a missed opportunity, especially since half of the book is set in the past. I didn't understand what drove her competitive streak. In real life, when people are that competitive, there's a reason. There also wasn't a lot of character development aside from Milla realizing she's just as bad as Saskia
What took this from a "meh" book to a book that I disliked is its treatment of gay characters. By far, the trope I hate most in thrillers is when the only gay character is out to destroy the straight characters. Here, the only gay characters are the villains of the past and present.
Graphic: Bullying and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia