nayas_nook's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
catreader18's review against another edition
5.0
I loved reading this book. Brandi is a force to be reckoned with as is Taylor. There are many sub stories within this story that keep you intrigued. Brandi is in love with Nate, a high prospect for the NFL. This brings some unwanted attention to the couple. We find out early in the book that Nate and Taylor know each other when Nate offers to contact Taylor to help Brandi’s chances at a prestigious intern trip. This sets the rest of the story in motion.
My favorite character in this story was Taylor. She is a selfish rich girl who struggles when she can’t get everything she wants. She is also smart and cunning. All these traits together can make a very dangerous person and she shows it many times in this book..
My favorite character in this story was Taylor. She is a selfish rich girl who struggles when she can’t get everything she wants. She is also smart and cunning. All these traits together can make a very dangerous person and she shows it many times in this book..
books_plan_create's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
allthestories08's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ronsavjr's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
atran1103's review
5.0
Such a fun read! This was fast paced, loved the drama, and had me rooting for our main character the whole time! Look forward to more from these authors!
henvika's review against another edition
2.0
spoilers below:
extra stars for nate HONESTLY THE LEAST PROBLEMATIC LOVE INTEREST SINCE RAVI SINGH
i just felt the mystery kicked off way too late which made every scene in the latter half contribute something to the mystery
obviously every scene should further the plot but it shouldn’t be all about furthering the investigation. there should be some character growth, some scenes that build stakes rather than just serving to provide a clue. a lot of the clues felt handed out rather than earned and there were too many full length conversations where they discover something that was just out of reach.
plus the big plot twist was revealed in such a low stake way that the rest of the book, the ending, the resolution, just felt anti climactic.
also wanted taylor to be really psycho killer, slowly becoming this monster that hurts the people she loves to get what she wants, but instead she’s still justifying her reasons and we don’t even see her after she gets caught, just a quick mention that she didn’t cry
since it was double perspective and we knew who killed her dad, it would have been better if the plot more so centered on having the reader struggle to wonder whether brandi or taylor were in the right even partially. making brandi slightly more evil making taylor again less over the top villain and more this subtly progressing psychopath would have helped that.
that way at the end when she just goes too far, hurting her friends and her stepmother, it’s like “okay, she deserved what came for her” but before that it would’ve been a real struggle because the two protagonists were both anti-heroes.
extra stars for nate HONESTLY THE LEAST PROBLEMATIC LOVE INTEREST SINCE RAVI SINGH
i just felt the mystery kicked off way too late which made every scene in the latter half contribute something to the mystery
obviously every scene should further the plot but it shouldn’t be all about furthering the investigation. there should be some character growth, some scenes that build stakes rather than just serving to provide a clue. a lot of the clues felt handed out rather than earned and there were too many full length conversations where they discover something that was just out of reach.
plus the big plot twist was revealed in such a low stake way that the rest of the book, the ending, the resolution, just felt anti climactic.
also wanted taylor to be really psycho killer, slowly becoming this monster that hurts the people she loves to get what she wants, but instead she’s still justifying her reasons and we don’t even see her after she gets caught, just a quick mention that she didn’t cry
since it was double perspective and we knew who killed her dad, it would have been better if the plot more so centered on having the reader struggle to wonder whether brandi or taylor were in the right even partially. making brandi slightly more evil making taylor again less over the top villain and more this subtly progressing psychopath would have helped that.
that way at the end when she just goes too far, hurting her friends and her stepmother, it’s like “okay, she deserved what came for her” but before that it would’ve been a real struggle because the two protagonists were both anti-heroes.
mochimustreads's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ecroot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25