Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Finale, by Willeke Lempens, Sara Shepard

7 reviews

xkrille's review against another edition

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

5.0

This book was so good. This was definitely the best book in the series so far. The series could honestly have ended here so I am excited to see what the next 8 books will be about. 
I loved every single storyline in this book. I thought all of the girls were enjoyable to follow. The A reveal was so good. The reasoning was a little weird, but I don’t care because this book was amazing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Bullying, and Gaslighting

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

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? No

3.0

If I had to describe this book in one word it would be outrageous. Although I’ve had the big reveal spoiled for me for years

Spoiler

the fact that Ali had an “evil twin” named Courtney

, it still came so out of left field that I wish I would’ve been able to have a genuine reaction while reading lol. Although this one was entertaining, the series has lost its luster in my eyes - I can’t help but thinking “less is more” as I continue to read on. I think Shepard becomes so focused on creating jaw-dropping moments that the story itself becomes way too unrealistic (even for a far-fetched popcorn read like Pretty Little Liars). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying and Stalking

Minor: Confinement

Spoiler

stolen identity

phoehems's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

What a finale.

Spoiler

I had my suspicions about CourtnAli. At first I thought it was Ali. Then when she revealed the story of Courtney pretending to be Ali, I thought it actually was Courtney. But man oh man, I did not expect it to be Ali, and the Ali we knew from the past to be Courtney. In all honesty this now feels like that bit from 'Friends': They don't know that we know they know we know... Let's just say CourtnAli was a bit unhinged. I quite like the ending to be honest. I thought it was well written, fast paced, and tense. A part of me wishes one of the 4 would have died. I don't know, I think it would have been interesting and unexpected. That kind of took away from the suspense - I knew all 4 of them would survive.

Anyway, I think this is all wrapped up quite nicely. Apart from that ending sentence. That was unnecessary. I could have written that in Year 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Stalking

fanboyriot's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

4.0

I liked this book less than I did the first time.  The drama with Ali (the real one) is kinda annoying.  It is nice to see Hanna doing a little better near the end, she is the only one that gets some good luck in this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Gore

Minor: Medical content, Bullying, and Confinement

sunflowerlu's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Eating disorder, and Death

graceel35's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Eating disorder and Murder

regalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Mental illness, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Eating disorder

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, and Medical content