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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The plot is engaging but I really enjoyed the characters most. What I wished for was some more complex sentence structure! It felt really YA in the writing style even though the characters were complex and the plot was a well-organized mystery.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was rlly good and I throughly enjoyed the diversity with the characters. Not only with the ethnicities and sexuality’s but with the characters on the different neruotypical scale
Absolutely incredible! I loved the mystery and the riddles, it was so well thought out. It was amazing how there were alternating flashbacks to Ellingham's time. The only thing was that there was so much left unsaid at the end, and I can't wait after this 'to be continued' is sorted out.
A solid mystery for sure. Well plotted and multi layered. Only issue was there were a lot of side characters that were hard to keep track of it. Overall, I’m hooked!
It's not bad or good. It just is. You have to take things as they are, not how you hear they're supposed to be
I truly enjoyed Truly devious. It had the thrill of a mystery, the warmth of caring friends and a sweet sprinkle of romance.
Stevie makes it to Ellingham Academy; a boarding school that is free of charge and offers it's students space for their academics and creativity and also, gives them the best of everything, quality-wise. It's a dystopian that the reader immediately wants to enter into but, it's got a tragedy laced to it. For Stevie, getting to be in the place where the tragedy occurred is a dream come true as she vows to solve it with her passion for solving cases while managing friendships, her studies and some hormonal surges, what with being sixteen years old.
Even though the chapters with flashbacks of the past reminded me of the The Sun Down Motel-which made reading this dull for me in the beginning, the past was handled differently in this one. There were narrations and interview excerpts but they didn't follow the classic way TSDM had carried out: one chapter in the present and the next in the past and repeat. Truly Devious shed light into the past only when it was necessary. So, no information was repeated to the point of annoyance and at times, it was only repeated to connect the dots.
This is another whodunit but the characters here are so fresh, colourful and pleasant. Stevie herself is an amazing protagonist who cares and empathises with her friends, forming strong bonds with two of the housemates she lives with in the house of Minerva. They're all teenagers but they're each unique in their interests and talents and their ambitions along with ofcourse, their personalities. This was shown in the way they dressed and kept their rooms. So, there's show, don't tell.
There's also depiction of anxiety in this novel. As someone who suffered from it and is still struggling with its relapses, the depiction was spot on. The book also goes into little details on how we can develop different coping mechanisms which, I found was impressive and honestly, the fact that this book resonated with me on this level, snagged it the fifth star.
Lastly, there's Stevie. The way she laments about her parents and David is hilarious. I found myself chuckling out loud like a deranged person. As well as, her friendship with Nate. It's just the cutest and their banters are ones that you'd wish you could have with someone while knowing that they won't be hurt by your passive remarks.
I truly loved this one and looking forward to reading the rest of this series and watch these characters develop further.
I truly enjoyed Truly devious. It had the thrill of a mystery, the warmth of caring friends and a sweet sprinkle of romance.
Stevie makes it to Ellingham Academy; a boarding school that is free of charge and offers it's students space for their academics and creativity and also, gives them the best of everything, quality-wise. It's a dystopian that the reader immediately wants to enter into but, it's got a tragedy laced to it. For Stevie, getting to be in the place where the tragedy occurred is a dream come true as she vows to solve it with her passion for solving cases while managing friendships, her studies and some hormonal surges, what with being sixteen years old.
Even though the chapters with flashbacks of the past reminded me of the The Sun Down Motel-which made reading this dull for me in the beginning, the past was handled differently in this one. There were narrations and interview excerpts but they didn't follow the classic way TSDM had carried out: one chapter in the present and the next in the past and repeat. Truly Devious shed light into the past only when it was necessary. So, no information was repeated to the point of annoyance and at times, it was only repeated to connect the dots.
This is another whodunit but the characters here are so fresh, colourful and pleasant. Stevie herself is an amazing protagonist who cares and empathises with her friends, forming strong bonds with two of the housemates she lives with in the house of Minerva. They're all teenagers but they're each unique in their interests and talents and their ambitions along with ofcourse, their personalities. This was shown in the way they dressed and kept their rooms. So, there's show, don't tell.
There's also depiction of anxiety in this novel. As someone who suffered from it and is still struggling with its relapses, the depiction was spot on. The book also goes into little details on how we can develop different coping mechanisms which, I found was impressive and honestly, the fact that this book resonated with me on this level, snagged it the fifth star.
Lastly, there's Stevie. The way she laments about her parents and David is hilarious. I found myself chuckling out loud like a deranged person. As well as, her friendship with Nate. It's just the cutest and their banters are ones that you'd wish you could have with someone while knowing that they won't be hurt by your passive remarks.
I truly loved this one and looking forward to reading the rest of this series and watch these characters develop further.