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estraella's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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dumaurier's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.25

justice for sean ackard he made the only morally justifiable choice in this entire book

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fanboyriot's review

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mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I feel like if this wasn’t a nostalgic read then it would be less stars. There are so many moments that happen to these teenagers who act like more of adults that the adults do. It’s very dramatic and if you look at the plot closely it’s really difficult to believe they have such bad luck, but it is fun to read.

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phoehems's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

Hmmm, well that’s an unexpected ending. Apart from where you work out the ending

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Spencer killer Ali

before before it’s revealed in a way that makes it seem like you shouldn’t have worked it out.

But I still liked the character development, especially in Hanna’s character.

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It seems cliché that it came in a ‘woah she finally realised how fake she was… it’s what’s on the inside that counts… you don’t need to be popular to be pretty etc etc’, but her character was already a cliché, so I don’t think it really matters.

To be honest as much as I like the way Ezra is written, he still makes me uncomfortable. And of course you feel sorry for Aria in this situation but that’s not the way to deal with something like that. I get that some people might read this and take it in the wrong way.

There were definitely times in this book that was very hard to read.

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Emily’s story is pretty tragic if you think about it. The girl she loves is black. She lives in a household with a racist and outwardly homophobic family. She either has to ‘cure’ herself, or live with an even crazier household. You feel bad for Emily, and you feel bad for Maya, because whenever they’re together, they’re so happy.

But I think it is well written. People can now see these issues happen in a family, and that could be really helpful for someone.

Spencer is an interesting character. Everything she does seems to come back to her. Previously, she’d been hated because of Wren.

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We find out she erases parts of her memory (or something like that), and that because of this, she can’t remember she killed Ali. But it comes back to her after she hurt Melissa. I don’t really know… it’s all a bit confusing.

It’s a solid book :)

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itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

2nd read:
February 2021: 3.5 stars

Everything in my first review stands, but I will say that I didn't enjoy Aria's storyline as much this time around. Spencer is still my favorite of the four girls though - her dynamic with her sister Melissa is so intriguing to me (and a little scary!) This story novel felt all over the place and very extreme, but it was SO FUN and hands down is my favorite one of first three! Be wary of the content warnings below though, some of these topics aren't handled in the ~best~ of ways to say the least...

1st read:
April 2020: 3 stars

Whew that ending!

This, like the first two in the series, is a popcorn book for me. I'm not particularly invested in any of the characters, but I do find some characters more intriguing than others (I enjoy Spencer's story and her family dynamic as well as Aria's story). I'm interested to see where the story goes from here!

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