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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Holly Jackson is at it again with another mystery that will keep you guessing the whole time. Reading from the YA perspective (knowing that it wasn't written for me as an adult) I was able to suspend my disbelief of some of the scenarios. Also recognizing, that sometimes life is stranger than fiction so why can't fiction reflect that?
I liked that Bel was not a perfectly likeable main character. There were glaring flaws in her as a person, some reflective of the trauma of growing up having everyone think your dad murdered your mom, and some just the normal flaws of being human.
The family dynamics were very interesting and I enjoyed that too.
Some moments were predictable but for the most part I didn't see it coming and for me that's always the sign of a good book.
If I had to give one 'complaint', the book was hard for me to initially get into. The chapters before the reappearance were kind of boring to me. When Rachel returned then I couldn't put it down.
I liked that Bel was not a perfectly likeable main character. There were glaring flaws in her as a person, some reflective of the trauma of growing up having everyone think your dad murdered your mom, and some just the normal flaws of being human.
The family dynamics were very interesting and I enjoyed that too.
Some moments were predictable but for the most part I didn't see it coming and for me that's always the sign of a good book.
If I had to give one 'complaint', the book was hard for me to initially get into. The chapters before the reappearance were kind of boring to me. When Rachel returned then I couldn't put it down.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Amazing plot twist
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3 stars - it was entertaining but not my favorite out of holly jackson’s books
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I felt like it was very repetitive and quite slow I wanted to find out what happened but just wanted to finish it at the same time so I stopped halfway through and searched up what happened at the end and there isn't even that good of a twist
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment