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paigew1226'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting
sage_alexandra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Truly couldn't stand the first half of the book. The main character ignored all of the red flags, and then, when she found out certain information,
I was reeled back in by the second half though. Less 'screaming at the girl running up the stairs instead of out the front door' vibes. More plot
Graphic: Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Grief, and Confinement
Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Gore, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
mallory10100's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Minor: Body shaming
fraise's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident, Cancer, Torture, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Rape
hotscarysummer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Car accident, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Gore, and Medical trauma
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
shelfofunread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
kayelina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Minor: Blood, Mental illness, Suicide, Cancer, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Death of parent
bookishgoob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Mental illness
colleensreadingadventures's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
A book with a road trip?! And on top of that a scary road trip with a possible crazy ass serial killer?! Be still my wildly thumping heart!! Unfortunately my beating heart soon turned to a sedated luuubbb duuuppp…..luuubbb duuuppp rhythm rather quickly after getting started on Survive the Night. Someone get me a defibrillator!
It’s 1991 Charlie is fleeing school after her best friend Maddy is murdered by the serial killer dubbed the Campus Killer. It wasn’t just her death that’s eating at her, it’s also the guilt that Charlie could have stopped it had she just stayed with her friend.
She meets Josh at the ride share board and decides to hitch a ride home even if it is dangerous to accept a ride from a stranger right about now. She needs to get off campus.
On the twisted night journey home Charlie’s movie addled brain takes hold and starts to notice things don’t seem to be adding up about Josh. Why doesn’t he want her to see what’s in his trunk and why does his Drivers License have a different name? Could Charlie be in the car with a killer? Is her movie induced brain seeing things that aren’t there? Throughout the ride home Charlie and Josh play a cat and mouse game and it’s anybody’s guess if she’ll make it out of the car alive.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
-First of all Charlie’s delusions in the way she “saw” movies in her head really irked me. I thought it was a bit harebrained. Give the girl another mental disorder if you want to make her an unreliable narrator. Not something that sounds so completely made up.
-Charlie was also super weak in the beginning. I hate whiny, weak MC’s. All that woes is me crap just turns me off.
-The story was a bit slow and way to repetitive in the beginning for my tastes but it did pick up in the second half
-The ending really was a bit half cocked to me. A lot of it didn’t make sense and I found it frustrating.
-I pretty much figured out the whole scheme of things way too early.
𝐏𝐫𝐨’𝐬:
-Charlie got a back bone! It was late and she was still pretty stupid but she showed some guts and and I enjoyed her I’m done being a wimp bad-assery
-I liked the 90’s nostalgia. The music, the lack of cell phones or GPS. Charlie having to rely on a Pay Phone to get help.
-The second half was much better paced. -The premise itself was not bad. It just went sideways with the execution.
I absolutely loved Riley Sagers Final Girls. I keep trying to find that magic within his other books. Sadly Survive the Night was another sorely lacking. I still have a couple books to go before I determine it was a one off, but I truly hope not.
Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Death, Car accident, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement
Moderate: Gun violence, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content
hyac1nthgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Violence