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Get Out of Town by Micol Ostow

annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition

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4.0

Ergens tijdens seizoen 3 ben ik afgehaakt. Ik heb heus nog wel plannen om verder te kijken, maar ik kijk al niet heel graag series en als ik eenmaal achterloop, dan betekent dat meestal het begin van het einde. Ik was echter nog wel heel benieuwd naar dit boek en aangezien het zich afspeelt tussen seizoen 2 en 3 wist ik zeker dat ik nog prima kon volgen.

Net als zijn voorganger leest dit boek als een trein. Dat komt deels door het format, waarbij het boek ook deels bestaat uit dagboekfragmenten en phone messages, maar dat komt ook door de hele vlotte schrijfstijl. Ik lees normaal al vrij vlug, maar dit boek had ik al helemaal in no-time uit.

Dat laatste komt overigens niet alleen door de schrijfstijl. Dat komt ook door de vaart in het plot en omdat het verhaal eigenlijk geen seconde gaat vervelen. Er gebeurt het hele boek lang van alles en hoewel wij als lezer een veel beter beeld hebben van wat er aan de hand is dan de karakters, blijft het tot aan het einde spannend.

Wat ik persoonlijk erg kon waarderen, waren de vergelijking die Jughead constant maakte met boeken en met tv shows of films. Hoewel het boek in zekere zin behoorlijk wat cliches gewoon volgde, was heel duidelijk dat zowel de auteur als de karakters zich hier ook heel erg van bewust waren. Ze wisten dat wat ze deden niet altijd slim was, maar ze deden het toch.

Daarnaast was ik erg blij met hoe de emoties van de karakters, en met name Archie, werden neergezet. Er werd absoluut niet gedaan alsof Archie een stoere vent was die het allemaal niks kon schelen. Hij was echt van slag en leed toch aan een soort van ptss. Ik merkte ook dat het met name de emoties en gevoelens van de hoofdrolspelers waren die het verhaal echt spannend maakten. Hun paniek, onzekerheid en angst was heel goed voelbaar.

Ergens begon het tijdens het boek toch weer te kriebelen om verder te kijken. We gaan zien of het er nog van komt. Misschien. Ooit.

mimare's review

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

1.75

pavs1d's review

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adventurous challenging mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

ylvasorli's review against another edition

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2.0

If you haven’t watched riverdale the timejump from book one to two will make you so confused. I would say this book is end of season 2 - start of season 3 if I think about the timeline. Book one takes place before the show’s start, so there is a big jump there.

So here’s what I don’t like about this book:
1. There are too many POV’s, which is confusing to me.
2. There have been to many events in the past, that are only brought up a few times, so you would not understand anything if you haven’t watched the show.
3. Can betty please stop calling herself «girl next door» in every diary entry? And also I don’t think jughead calls himself «weird or weirdo» every single time he thinks.
4. The whole book is 1-2 days or something, I would prefer if the plot was spaced out over a few days, but everything happens in one night.

The book picked itself up at the end, but overall it wasn’t a good read and after reading 20 pages I wanted to be done with it. I saw that there are 3 more books in this series but I’m not going to buy them...

marvelouspyt's review against another edition

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3.0

Title: Get Out of Town (Riverdale, #2)
Author: Micol Ostow
Format: Audiobook

Quick Take: After Betty, Veronica, and Jughead realize that Archie is being framed for murder by Hiram Lodge, they go back to the cabin on Shadow Lake where the crime was committed to find evidence to help Archie, but must overcome unseen threats coming from the surrounding woods.

Thoughts: What even is Riverdale anymore? Ostow did a great job of tying the book together with the show and that’s a tough job given the show is all over the place. I don’t even really like the show anymore but I’m borderline OCD and the thought of not finishing something I started makes me feel ill.

This book was engaging and kept me reading but it left so many unanswered questions! And the ending was so rushed and it just ended and I was so confused...just like at the end of any given episode, so there’s that. Guess I’ll keep reading and watching.

Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

hitbooksnotgirlz's review

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3.0

The novel (and whole series) is an original story set in Riverdale’s universe. It alludes to some things in the show with little explanation that wouldn’t really make sense if you’ve never seen it. Things like Edgar Evernever & the farm, and the Gargoyle King. But since I’ve seen the show, I didn’t bother me and I enjoyed the read. Often the books come before the show, but in this case, the books are based on the show.

btpbookclub's review

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4.0

This is book two in the Riverdale series and as expected was much better than book one. Same characters, same town, but more drama! Archie has been accused of murder but with his friends and family supporting him they're making sure he proves his innocence.
He's been set up and they're determined to prove it by going back to the scene and finding evidence to prove it. Things start to turn creepy, spooky and scary in their search for evidence with an explosive ending... Literally. A major cliff hanger. The books set just before going back to school so I expect book three will have the result of Archies trial and everyone will be back to school.
A brilliant read. Much better than book one. Devoured it. Gripping. Thrilling. Suspense thrilled. Dark towards the end. Loved it. Perfect for YA readers I am really enjoying reading it. I'm looking forward to what book three has in store for me. A well deserved four stars highly recommend.

meowreads_94's review

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2.0

Maybe I have only watched season 1 of the show and that's why cannot connect the dots in this book.

booksandcoasters96's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I was pretty confused and felt like I was missing a large chunk of time from book 1. If I hadn’t watched the show prior to reading I would have been even more confused. 

gloomyboygirl's review

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3.0

this was like SIGNIFICANTLY worse than the first one, it was so disjointed and had so many allusions and references it didn't follow through on and had so many subplots that barely mattered if at all (why did we get so much of josie and reggie flirting, why did we get any of those flashbacks, why why why)