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bea_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Animal death, Alcohol, and Suicide
fictionaladventures's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Rape
wheeliechick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Drug use and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Animal death
rehamreadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
sofiatea32's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Suicide and Death
Minor: Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
elwirax's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
"Nothing will change if we stay quiet"
I'm a sucker for close knit communities and the small town vibes in this book were great. I liked that although this is a Young Adult novel there was a strong sense of female impowerment and girls supporting eachother while also leaning towards the more mature side, dealing with issues such as drug addiction and sexual assault. There was no romance in this books which I always greatly appreciate as well as the fact that there were reliable male characters who weren't all "villains".
However, I think this would appeal more to people who are new to the mystery/ thriller genre and don't know which tropes to expect. It didn't have the thrill factor I usually look for and everything seemed to be resolved too quickly by the end of the book.
Overall, "Don't Tell a Soul" wasn't a bad read by any means. There were definitely aspects which were interesting, I was just expecting a little more.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Forced institutionalization
serenadoodles_'s review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
lpniskanen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
whatellisreadnext's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
All Bram wants is to disappear. The only place she can go is to Louth, a small town where her Uncle James is in the process of renovating an old mansion. The house is creepy, but so are the locals. They don't want outsiders infecting their town, and most frightening of all, are the stories they tell of the girls who died in the very house Bram now calls home.
Big creepy house? โ Sad protagonist? โ Small town? โ Several unravelling mysteries? โ Things that go bump in the night? โ This book is AMAZING. It had all the elements I love in a ghost story, and then some. I am so thankful to this creepy cover for grabbing my attention. I am obsessed.
It is very rare I give young adult novels a 5 star rating, they have to really knock my socks off. Don't Tell A Soul was that good. It felt like a mash up of The Haunting of Bly Manor and Truly Devious. You're scared, but you're also dying to unravel all of the mysteries surrounding the house. I really struggled to put it down.
Bram is such a fantastic protagonist, I loved reading her unconventional coming of age story. How she rose from the ashes, and her strength grew throughout the book was just wonderful. She was all heart; helping people she barely knew, determined to bring justice upon those that deserved it.
If you're looking for a character driven ghost story/mystery that'll keep you on your toes, I couldn't recommend this enough!!
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness
caidyn's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The second I saw that this was a Rebecca-esque retelling, I got very interested. It seems that the 2020s are the revival of Daphne du Maurier so far! And this one was really good. It blended in modernized gothic horror elements with YA tropes. I also liked how this tackled multiple difficult topics that teens commonly face. From parental death to drug use to sexual assault, etc. It really balanced things well. With all the difficult themes, it never felt too heavy for me as a reader and I thought everything was handled very well. Definitely a book that I'll want on my shelf as a finished product!
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Death