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devonmikayla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Xenophobia, and Murder
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Pip decides to investigate the closed murder case of local teenager Andie Bell as part of her senior capstone project.
This isn’t a bad book. It probably doesn’t bode well that I have to preface my review that way, but so be it. I have a lot of friends who have really enjoyed this one, and I think the positives are there: it’s pretty fast-paced with short chapters, there are some fun twists, and the signposting for readers to figure out the mystery is mostly there. It’s predictable, but *mostly* the fun kind of predictable where you can guess what’s coming and feel like a detective.
That said, there’s a major incident about two-thirds of the way through that lost me entirely because of how unnecessarily gruesome, cruel, and triggering it was, and to be honest it ruined the book for me. I also felt like towards the ending there was a lot of emotional manipulation—the book got VERY dark (particularly for a YA thriller!) and not in a way that served the plot (in my opinion).
Finally, I’ll be honest: I didn’t like the FMC, Pip, and honestly found her pretty insufferable throughout. I did love Ravi, but he was pretty much the only good character, and didn’t get nearly enough page time.
Overall, I’ll probably continue the series because of who I am as a person, but this book was, as I believe the kids say, mid.
CW: Murder/death/violence; animal death; sexual assault/statutory rape; death of parent; emotional abuse; mentions of suicide; drug use; racism
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
itsmemiana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I kept going back and forth between the physical copy and the audiobook (second audiobook I've ever listened to) and I loved it so much!!
I love Pip, she's so relatable. and Raviiiiii omg 🥹
I loved that I was basically trying to solve this mystery with them and tried to even solve it before them but I figured it out basically at the same time as them 😭 even tho I did have my suspicions about one of the characters that I was correct about but I wasn't fully sure (until I was).
this is honestly so good and I can't wait to continue this series!!
and now specifically about the audiobook, i loved it. the only thing I wish was different was Ravi's voice, I wish they had cast him. but it honestly didn't bother me that much because the story was so good.
there were also a few slight differences between the audiobook and my physical copy, like the name of the town. I'm pretty sure the audiobook was set in the US and my physical copy was set in the UK. but then again, it didn't take away from my experience reading.
can't wait for more 🤭❤️
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
esv_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Death of parent
dorogayaworks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment
saumyagupta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
robbi22's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Drug abuse, Xenophobia, and Vomit
maddamn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse and Rape
starlit_pathways's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder
cielosiluminado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Xenophobia, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident