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bronzel's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Death
1990sjc's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
melaschnie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use
bookb1itch's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Loved this as much as Bk1. Sadly #3 is not available as audio via Wheelers, so i might have to read it on paper. I liked having this on my phone in my pocket and will continue with my next audiobook.
Saw something on my socials on the weekend that said if you love Pippa from "Good Girl's guide to Murder" you would probably like Stevie Bell from this series. I had already made the connection and am planning to recommend this series to the 14yo readers who enjoy Holly Jackson, and perhaps also Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I especially like the back and forth between 1937/8 and the present. A great mystery without too much to confront teen readers.
Saw something on my socials on the weekend that said if you love Pippa from "Good Girl's guide to Murder" you would probably like Stevie Bell from this series. I had already made the connection and am planning to recommend this series to the 14yo readers who enjoy Holly Jackson, and perhaps also Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I especially like the back and forth between 1937/8 and the present. A great mystery without too much to confront teen readers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Drug use
emmajh91's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
sevenletters's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
deanamethyst's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, and Blood
locust1266's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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? No
3.75
I really really love this book .it took me 2 days to read the 2nd and 3rd book .the whole series is really addictive and easy to read like I could not stop. I am also really invested in the storyline. Steve is such a smart and endearing mc to follow and I love the non binary and anxiety rep .
My main problem with the book however was how much I hated Steve and David's romance . I could not bring myself to like him and the romance comes out of nowhere for me they barely had 3 or 4 meaning less conversations and they were making out the characters were also In my opinion not very fleshed out and were all archetypes and lacked depth to them
The 2nd book also was kinda unsatisfying I feel like it'd be better if it was all one single book with 3 parts
There were also some weird parts in the book where things get kinda unhinged the potrayl of teens in the book was also kinda unrealistic I can not imagine anybody actually acting like how some of the characters do in highschool
My main problem with the book however was how much I hated Steve and David's romance . I could not bring myself to like him and the romance comes out of nowhere for me they barely had 3 or 4 meaning less conversations and they were making out the characters were also In my opinion not very fleshed out and were all archetypes and lacked depth to them
The 2nd book also was kinda unsatisfying I feel like it'd be better if it was all one single book with 3 parts
There were also some weird parts in the book where things get kinda unhinged the potrayl of teens in the book was also kinda unrealistic I can not imagine anybody actually acting like how some of the characters do in highschool
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
4.5/5
Stevie continues to be my little baby. She's so weird and awk and SMART! Oh I just wanna swaddle her. She's so unintentionally --and also intentionally-- funny (running away from David???? lmfao! ).
In contrast, we have my enemy: Nate 👿🤬. He's soooo fucking annoying I'm sorry literally the only reason this book is 4.5 instead of 5 stars. Every time he showed up I'd literally yell at my book for him to go away (let's remember, I never claimed to be sane). He irked me to my very core. Less of him in the next book, hopefully.
God, poor Ellie. To die like that. Fucking horrible.
The whole David/EK/Stevie situation was annoying, I both get and am annoyed by David's reaction to it. Def understandable given the circumstances but I wish he would just forgive her (selfish, ik). There's actually something clinically wrong with that boy -- someone needs to get a therapist involved frfr. But just like Stevie running away, it's hard to fault them for their behavior. They're literally 17.
Stevie continues to be my little baby. She's so weird and awk and SMART! Oh I just wanna swaddle her. She's so unintentionally --and also intentionally-- funny (
In contrast, we have my enemy: Nate 👿🤬. He's soooo fucking annoying I'm sorry literally the only reason this book is 4.5 instead of 5 stars. Every time he showed up I'd literally yell at my book for him to go away (let's remember, I never claimed to be sane). He irked me to my very core. Less of him in the next book, hopefully.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury
lillianreads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder