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b10tch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Pretty good. Kinda slow.
dreamliner_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
angmarhug's review against another edition
This is absolutely awful. Terrible writing style and incredibly childish.
anthama's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
johnyjoe's review against another edition
2.0
If you liked #Muredertranding by Gretchen McNeil...you would love this book...since I thought that one was meh, this one was basically the same...
Best described as Be carefull what you wish for with clueless kids who wanted to have a good time.
The name of the characters for me was just stupid...Plum, Peach and Dude...like wtf...random word generator?
And wtf was up with that goat?
Very predictible and very YA...the language was extremely YA and bothered me so many times...and that time when one of the characters was more concerned about the fact that there was no internet rather then the fact that there's a killer on the loose... I just can't...or the reason the killer had for everything...
Best described as Be carefull what you wish for with clueless kids who wanted to have a good time.
The name of the characters for me was just stupid...Plum, Peach and Dude...like wtf...random word generator?
And wtf was up with that goat?
Very predictible and very YA...the language was extremely YA and bothered me so many times...and that time when one of the characters was more concerned about the fact that there was no internet rather then the fact that there's a killer on the loose... I just can't...or the reason the killer had for everything...
hollyk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
Let me start by saying that I was so looking forward to reading this book, so I am incredibly disappointed in how it turned out.
In terms of narrative, there was a lot of telling and minimal showing, and the overall story felt dry. Furthermore, the book does not try to be subtle when dealing with some of the "influencers," outright stating "hey this person is a bad person" rather than letting the person's actions speak for themselves (for the record, I agree with the characterization but not with how it was executed). There was minimal background provided for the main character--I know more about Sofia's family and background than Plum's, and we aren't shown much characterization of Marlowe and Sofia, we're told "Sofia is x, Marlowe is y," but there's nothing to back that up in the story itself. Like what happened to Peach's mom? Why are they named after fruits? How did Peach and Plum become so close before Peach's influencer career took off?
Now for spoilers:
The killer made absolutely no sense. We never saw the video that caused the killer to decide to kill everyone, so there were no breadcrumbs to follow that even hinted at who the killer could have been until their story falls apart. Also, Marlowe showed no signs of having a crush on Plum until 75% of the way through the book, so it came out of nowhere. Meanwhile Plum is obviously crushing on Marlowe--to the point it's painfully obvious for everyone. Except Marlowe is the one who everyone saw crushing on Plum???????
Krystal should have called the authorities when her sister wasn't checking in--she knew the location of the festival, why didn't she tell someone?
The actual ending made no sense, and for all of this to be a "lesson in what you say online" was incredibly cheesy for what it was--a murder mystery. Is this an important lesson? Yes! But there are other narratives that would've been more complementary to the theme than "influencers on an island who are killed by someone they unknowingly mocked;" the influencers themselves had no clue and didn't realize it! Also how does Peach's overconsumption apply to mocking the guy?? I have so many questions and frustrations.
In terms of narrative, there was a lot of telling and minimal showing, and the overall story felt dry. Furthermore, the book does not try to be subtle when dealing with some of the "influencers," outright stating "hey this person is a bad person" rather than letting the person's actions speak for themselves (for the record, I agree with the characterization but not with how it was executed). There was minimal background provided for the main character--I know more about Sofia's family and background than Plum's, and we aren't shown much characterization of Marlowe and Sofia, we're told "Sofia is x, Marlowe is y," but there's nothing to back that up in the story itself. Like what happened to Peach's mom? Why are they named after fruits? How did Peach and Plum become so close before Peach's influencer career took off?
Now for spoilers:
Krystal should have called the authorities when her sister wasn't checking in--she knew the location of the festival, why didn't she tell someone?
The actual ending made no sense, and for all of this to be a "lesson in what you say online" was incredibly cheesy for what it was--a murder mystery. Is this an important lesson? Yes! But there are other narratives that would've been more complementary to the theme than "influencers on an island who are killed by someone they unknowingly mocked;" the influencers themselves had no clue and didn't realize it! Also how does Peach's overconsumption apply to mocking the guy?? I have so many questions and frustrations.
shmadsie's review against another edition
4.0
okay this had me when jalen sat up was like, 'yo, i've been stabbed, take a picture - a silly one and a serious one.' i really enjoyed that everyone was the shitty social media influencer they were purported to be but that they also had layers on top of them. peach was exactly as vacuous and internet-obsessed as you expected her to be but she also knew about knives, dry wall, and loved her little sister. that is FANTASTIC because it subverts your expectations while also adhering to them and i adored it. honestly, i went into this expecting it to be fun as hell and to not take itself too seriously and it delivered! (pls, for real, more fyre festival spoofs - this was GLORIOUS.)
marissa09's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
somuchformedia's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0