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pianoplayer279's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Grief, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, and Death
annikenr'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Drug use, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Stalking, Child abuse, and Violence
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
angelikae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gun violence
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness
hesa_is_a_kiwi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
it was extremely suspenseful and i binge-read the last third of it, because i simply could NOT put it away.
it is super interesting how this book (series) deals with the idea of "good" and "bad" - noone is really completely "good" and noone is thoroughly "bad" either.
apart from that i also love how holly jackson plays with the formatting in suspenseful scenes, and her writing style is (apart from genius and very clear-cut) also full of metaphors. i love it!
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Child death, and Child abuse
jhna04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse
ross_emm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Blood, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
chezler24'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? It's complicated
5.0
Now THIS is what I call a sequel! It's been a minute since I read the first book in the series, but Holly Jackson does a great job at dropping you back into this small town with more secrets than it can keep. Pip has vowed to attempt to solve a crime again for her safety as well as the safety of those she holds dear; however, as the quote states, mysteries find their way to her doorstep. Connor, one of the kids in her grade, approaches her and begs her to help find his missing brother. Since no one else will help him, she decides she must take on this missing person's case. Jackson carefully lays out the clues for this case as the trial for events in the previous book plays out in the background. I loved the podcast element of this book as well. The ending is a mixed back of emotions but I simply cannot wait to see what Pippa gets up to in the final installment of this series.
Minor: Child death, Death, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Rape, Blood, and Gun violence
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
aida_x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Gore
Moderate: Hate crime and Kidnapping