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haileyrt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Loved the LGBTQ rep, and the YA romance between Iyanu and Quincy, Navin and Jordan, and Oliver and Kitan. I lowkey had a tiny bit of trouble remembering how certain characters were tied to each other/related but I liked the subtle reminders here and there. You really have to be into this book to remember the story and the dynamics between the characters, but I really enjoyed the twists and turns of the story and the plot. The only thing I didn't enjoy was how long it took to get to the climax and figure out the whodunit, but I liked how even though it takes you through and you kind of mentally go through who you think did everything, but there's so much more to the purpose and why the people who did it did what they did. I wish we dug more into Kitan and Iyanu's stories and character, even though they were developed pretty well even though there was so much going on with the other characters that we only got so much into Kitan and Iyanu's stories. If you love a YA whodunit that features queer and diverse teen characters set in a boarding school in London, you'll love this book!
anjiee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
millykeen's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
emialexa's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
hnagarne's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
3.75
i wish i liked this more.
this was a struggle to get into at first, but that might’ve just been me. i have a terrible time keeping characters straight when they’re all introduced close together, and there are 10 (?) characters to keep track of here: the main cousins kitan and iyanu; sarah and heather, kitan’s closest friends; marcus, jordan, and quincy, rugby-playing brothers; the rugby teammate luc; and finally iyanu's best friend navin and kitan’s childhood best friend oliver. these people are all central to the main mystery of the book, and i haven’t even mentioned the family characters that pop up. it was a lot for my tiny brain, and i thought the 10-person group was just… a little unwieldy to keep track of. unfortunately some of the characters blended together for me until a good way through when the author explored their characters a bit more.
this found its stride about 60-70 pages in, and from there i read a good chunk of this in one sitting. i enjoyed what the author had to say about racism, blackface, and biphobia. i also always love a book where the author includes a brief content warning.
this was a struggle to get into at first, but that might’ve just been me. i have a terrible time keeping characters straight when they’re all introduced close together, and there are 10 (?) characters to keep track of here: the main cousins kitan and iyanu; sarah and heather, kitan’s closest friends; marcus, jordan, and quincy, rugby-playing brothers; the rugby teammate luc; and finally iyanu's best friend navin and kitan’s childhood best friend oliver. these people are all central to the main mystery of the book, and i haven’t even mentioned the family characters that pop up. it was a lot for my tiny brain, and i thought the 10-person group was just… a little unwieldy to keep track of. unfortunately some of the characters blended together for me until a good way through when the author explored their characters a bit more.
this found its stride about 60-70 pages in, and from there i read a good chunk of this in one sitting. i enjoyed what the author had to say about racism, blackface, and biphobia. i also always love a book where the author includes a brief content warning.
cortanasreadingnook's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I thought Regina George was mean, but nothing seriously could have prepared me for Everyone’s Thinking It. This is a richly diverse book, with wonderfully done queer rep, but most importantly, it loudly tackles classism, racism, bullying, and blackfishing. Personally, I liked this book because this is truly Mean Girls set in a boarding school with lots of romance, drama, and betrayal. The switching of the POVs between cousins Kitan and Iyanu really told this story well. I only had trouble with the pacing because it didn’t really pick up towards the end but were no dull moments, especially because not one character was left out, had their own personalities to show for, and the story itself had a pretty great conclusion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Classism, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Cultural appropriation, and Mental illness
tellalltales's review
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- 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
3.5
mothreader's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0