A review by rachele
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea

mysterious tense 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

3.75

I found the pacing to be inconsistent which was frustrating and I came close to DNFing it a few times. Overall I’m glad I stuck with it, the last chunk was faster paced and gave me that ‘page turner’ feeling. A few of the reveals I figured out but some were surprises. It felt like some clues were a bit heavy handed like the
chess set, Grace even said she didn’t like the memory of it, come on Sidney, why did you miss this???
. I did feel like they stuck the landing with
Sidney’s death, I was expecting her to miraculously recover like when we discover that Julian came to after being hit on the head
, so that was satisfying. 
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