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angay_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing and Homophobia
kassidyreads's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Violence and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Car accident
paronomaniac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Alcohol
jadeandherbunny'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? Yes
4.0
I definitely did not get the *I'm obsessed* feeling but it was absolutely a great time
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual content
bekah1210's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent
rebeccaelizabeth94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Grief, and Car accident
swiveller's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
jjstallone's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Cancer and Car accident
bibliorama's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
- My friend Megan when I told her the rundown of the plot XD
Enjoyment - 4
This was a good, easy time. I actually would have liked to spend more time in the setup of the town and seen more of the characters before the major event. The small, coastal town vibe was a good setting choice and I appreciated that the natural environment of the town played a role in the plot.
Start - 3.5
This is the section I could have done with being longer. I wish we spent more time submerged in the new house and town with added details. The premise is a good one though. A murder done in the same fashion as one done decades before sets the stage for a lot of questions.
Characters - 4.5
There were some interesting character tropes being used, and I do like a complicated friend group. I just wish we had gotten more of it before the murder because the status quo was interesting in itself. Also, there were a good amount of questionable people around to make nailing down the culprit less easy.
Atmosphere - 3.5
Decent details, I could visualize the town easily. I just wanted more details (and isn't that the theme of this review).
Plot - 4
Kept a good pace and the progression felt natural for the most part. Towards the end it gets quicker and one reveal in particular feels half out of the blue. It was the twist I was hoping for but I wanted more setup for it. There was lots of good drama, but I wanted to sit in some of it more because there's some dark stuff introduced here.
Ending - 4
Loved the second twist, but again wanted more setup for it.
Style - 3
Writing was effective and had a realistic teen voice, I just don't have any standout lines that stick in my brain.
Overall - 3.8
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
I'd say Mid to Upper YA