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This Is Not a Dead Girl Story by Kate Sweeney

5 reviews

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

thenovelmaura's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Thank you for Penguin Teen for the finished copy of this book! This isn't a YA mystery so much as an exploration of grief, first love, violence against girls, and several other dark topics. I might have enjoyed it more had I known that going in, but I was expecting something more along the lines of Karen McManus. The mystery aspects took a backseat to the relationship dynamics between Jules, Remy, and River. Jules was too passive to be a compelling character, although her bad decisions and how she waded through the stages of grief made sense for a teenager in her position. I don't think I got as much out of this story as I would have if I had known that this wasn't a traditional YA mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

    Part of the reason I didn't enjoy this book as much as I might have, is that it was so dark, and I wasn't in the right headspace. The part of the mystery was obvious, to me, based on the content warnings at the start of the book. However, the ending was not what I expected at all.
   This book handled quite a few very heavy topics which I appreciated, but I felt like the

grooming portion was underdeveloped.

   Overall, it was a well-done book, just very dark, and with characters that were a bit unlikable. I assume the MC was supposed to be neurodivergent, but she was a sort of unclear type that might be a mishmash of neurodivergent mixed with a personality disorder or a mental illness. It was very strange. 

Narrator Rating: 3.75 stars

   The narrator did a fairly decent job narrating, but something about some of the voices she did just grated on me, the MC seemed annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Car accident

The people who are victims of child death, pedophilia, and an adult/minor relationship are teenagers, mostly 15+.

kiki235's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

bookeduntil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol

GROOMING.