jjames_mal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don’t know what it is about July that makes me want to read snowy thrillers but here we are. Another good classic thriller here. What I really love about Allie Reynolds is that she really knows her stuff about snowboarding, which absolutely elevated this book above your run of the mill thrillers, and I’m most definitely going to be picking up her other books in the future.
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail
fraise's review
- 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: Infidelity, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Stalking
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Incest
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, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Toxic friendship
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, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexism, Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, and Suicide
Minor: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
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: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, and Violence
julienicole1106's review against another edition
- 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, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident