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booking_along's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
“…i truly believed it was some kind of victory l, that the bad would be punished. because it was the truth, and the truth was the most important thing to be. it’s all u believed in, all u cared about: finding the truth, no matter the cost. …but justice doesn’t exist, and the truth dienst matter, not in the real world…”
did not expect that twisted reveal!
this book was a bit on the slower side but when it got going it was off and racing!
i did like that a lot of this book was Pip trying to deal with what happened in book one and that it actually discussed that solving murders and figuring out mysteries and what bad stuff people do can be traumatic.
honestly the biggest issue i have with this book-which is one i have with a lot of YA books - is if a 16/17 year old does a better job than a trained adult.
now in this particular series it’s not as hard -honestly the police “force” of this town is very clearly shown as utterly useless and just feeling self important instead of actually doing their jobs.
beside that this book was very well done.
between the struggles of what Pip still had to deal with from what happened in book one and the internet trolls coming at her through her podcast… it was very well done.
and as i already said - i did not see that big twist coming.
mostly because i don’t think it was possible to solve it? but hey i am no sherlock so i don’t even try to say that i remember every little hint the author might have placed in this book to point towards the actual baddy in this book -i didn’t see them and was surprised but the explanations made enough sense that i didn’t mind being blind sided by it.
i really enjoyed this! very well done!
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, and Bullying
kat_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Rape
Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, Self harm, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
ahsirgverse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying
johnpfromkc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The podcast format was pretty tough to belive but if you look past that, it was busy as good as the first one.
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug use, Child abuse, and Child death
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Addiction, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gore, Car accident, Body horror, and Hate crime
Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, Vomit, Stalking, Cancer, Sexual assault, Animal death, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship
asyakilic23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Stalking
jarretleecoffey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, and Blood
Def a lot of *TW*a_l_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
personal review notes:
C 6/10
A 7/10
W 7/10
P 7/10
I 7/10
L 5/10
E 6/10
-> 5.4/10
-> 3 stars
- C: by now you know the main characters quite well, i still get confused with te side characters though. i coulnd't describe them in more than two sentences if i had to & when charlie green turned out to be the catfish i was trying to figure out who his is during the whole chapter...
- P: it definitely didn't go where i thought it would, but over all i found it a bit wired. the whole child brunswick thing was super interesting and gave a cool twist, but the way it played out... idk. i was definitely expecting something different
- L: i don't know with these murder mysteries... there are always thing that don't make that much sense to me. the whole layla meads thing, how did she get in contact with all possible child bronswicks over tinder or instagram..? hwo did nobody notice that she used pictures of some student, i thought kilton was a small town. why did stanley keep jamey in his bathroom for seven days??? like whaat? like i get he was scared but whaaat?
- E: it was entertaining, would i listen to it again? no.
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Animal death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death
icedlemonade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Eating disorder, Bullying, Child death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape
Minor: Child abuse
rinku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Violence, Confinement, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Child abuse
Minor: Animal death and Car accident