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alynnhays's review
- 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
3.0
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
annamwallace66's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
heartsister923's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
liciaaaaa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Car accident, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Death of parent, and Classism
cady_sass's review
- 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
(side note- there are a LOT of reviews here that should be hidden due to spoilers, tread carefully if you’re reading reviews prior to finishing)
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
This is so fun! Very reminiscent of “The Last Time I Lied” by Riley Sager but written for a younger audience. I have some minor qualms with the glorification of an obviously unhealthy relationship, and it’s clear based on other reviews that lots of other readers feel this way too, but let’s remind ourselves that this is YA and we are talking these are circumstances where the kids are just doing whatever their parents say because they’re scared. I can’t say much more about that without spoilers. I think this is very well crafted, the conflicts feel realistic for the characters and their social settings and/or class differences. The villain monologuing at the end to fill in story holes is always a pain point for me, so that’s my only real gripe. I prefer better storytelling and an MC who digs in and figures it out without having to have it spelled out for them in the final pages. That being said, every actual adult in the book behaves as if they don’t have a single brain cell. The parents, the staff, the townspeople. Collectively not a single intelligent thought. Her mother????? Absolutely inexcusable. So obviously teens will love it.emily_mh's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: divorce, drowning, menstruationmfrisk's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury
bimenace'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Medical trauma, and Murder
ellarroz's review
3.5
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Alcohol
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Outside of the plot, I also didn't find the characters to be all that likeable. I mean, they were fine. Just getting along. But I wasn't super invested in their stories or the circumstances that they found themselves in. I was pretty disappointed by the ending because I also felt like there was something missing? It just didn't feel satisfying overall as a book.
That being said, if you love summer camp vibes with a bit of murder mystery, this might be up your alley! It just wan't necessarily my cup of tea.
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol