A review by vividaway
She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Another library book! This one i’ve been putting off because something about it just...doesn’t draw me in. I can’t explain it. Something about the cover and the writing together just throws me off. It’s not the style of writing I usually like, but don’t get me wrong, it’s truly not bad. Just different, and something I had to get used to. As i’m getting into the book, i realize that i really like the plot. It sets up a lot of drama and tension between all the characters and Ally, the main character. Faith is such a bitch, and they do good to portray her as one. It got my anxiety spiked just reading chapter one. After getting further into the book, you learn that its really reminiscent to mean girls in a way. Poor girl groups up with the outcasts to take down the rich kids and gets the guy in the end. I’m starting to like it a lot. The reveal that Ally did something with Hammond is a good reveal, and its done so gradually that it makes sense. I kind of like how clueless and idiotic Jake is, because i think it’s very realistic to a lot of the men i’ve interacted with IRL. I love the dynamic between David and Ally, and David and Annie. He’s such a cute character, and him getting together with Ally was such a cute decision, even if it’s not end game. I think him helping her with her family is amazing and a great addition to this book. I think the cruelty of the cresties makes the book so interesting and dramatic, and adds a tone i wans’t expecting when I picked it up originally. I like how Jake finds out about the Hammond secret, and it becomes a problem for him. The detention sequences are really nice and paint a picture of who Jake is as a person. The secret about Charlie is also deliciously dramatic, and i love how it all plays out  The break up is written perfectly, and make’s sense. Of course your boyfriend would notice you obsessing over some guy, and the talk of the macy’s perfume was such a memorable thing, like it actually happened to someone in her rea life. I like the filler parts in between the chapters of the messages being shown out, and how it shows how rumors spread fast. It’s really good. I also like how Quinn and Ally are set up as step-siblings, and how Ally is freaked out by it. It’s also very realistic. The part’s with Ally’s father are hard hitting and it’s drawn out enough where you get questions answered and the drama of the situations comes to a head in such a dramatic way that you just don’t see coming!. The birthday scene is so sweet and i love how Jake remembered their conversation, but it was never meant to be, was it? I think i actually love that nobody was end game in this book, and i WILL be buying the rest of the series!