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neliadiedenise's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident
melplays9000's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was so much fun. Yeah it’s not particularly thrilling or mysterious but if you go in expecting that it’s actually a really nice high school contemporary story with an interesting twist. I loved the main character of Ellery. Her family was complex and the fact that she was new to the town and had an interest in true crime meant she had a fresh perspective and was the perfect person to tell the bulk of the story through. My favorite character though was Malcom. He was so sweet and I just want to be his friend he deserves to be happy and a life so much better than he got! Also Ryan was amazing I just loved the whole cast, they really made this book for me.
I am myself a YA and honestly not super perceptive but even to me the twists in this were not done particularly well. Whenever a reveal was about to come it would be so over explained that I knew exactly what it was before it was explicitly said and I found myself just getting frustrated that the characters weren’t saying it.I also hated that the characters were so incompetent that not only didn’t help solve the crime but also got themselves in trouble with their crime solving and then couldn’t save their own asses. Just seemed like if the police were just gonna save the day, maybe it should have been told from Ryan’s point of view.
Overall a good book, this review is too long. I had a good time 4 stars.
I am myself a YA and honestly not super perceptive but even to me the twists in this were not done particularly well. Whenever a reveal was about to come it would be so over explained that I knew exactly what it was before it was explicitly said and I found myself just getting frustrated that the characters weren’t saying it.
Overall a good book, this review is too long. I had a good time 4 stars.
Graphic: Grief and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Car accident
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Gun violence
scarlett_1237's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Found the start quite slow however the last half is quite engaging and interesting but can be hard to get invested
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
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