Reviews

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard

moreteawesley's review

4.0

The vibe is Pretty Little Liars meets that episode of Veronica Mars where Duncan flees the country, Be Gay Do Crime edition. A fun ride if you can suspend your disbelief and get on board for it.

baronvonwaffle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

alexa_mariee's review

hopeful fast-paced

• 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

5.0

doja_withoutcat13's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved Maude how smart she is making plans out of thin air. Frankie only slowed her down getting them into trouble.

i mean if it weren't for her there would have been no murder (loved it tho nothing like stabbing a man to his death)

_mercury_'s review

4.0

3.5

smalltownbookmom's review

4.0

3.5 -

I really enjoyed this pulse-pounding queer YA thriller featuring two teens who fake their own deaths to escape from dangerous family situations. This book was great on audio narrated by Natalie Naudus and Taylor Meskimen. I loved the dual timeline story as we learn more about what caused Maude and Frankie to take the drastic steps they did. I got a lot of Thelma and Louise type road story vibes from this book with lots of important queer rep thrown in for good measure. Not your average thriller, this had a little bit of everything - murder, romance, intrigue, etc. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance listening copy!

rachelslacey's review against another edition

5.0

What a ride! This is a fast-paced sapphic thriller about two teenage girls who fake their own deaths to escape their family situations, and I devoured it in a day. Highly recommend if you enjoy a somewhat morally gray heroine and lots of high stakes shenanigans!

hitbooksnotgirlz's review

5.0

Maude is a snarky little cunt, so naturally, I warmed to her immediately. I’m talking fifth page. She’s also an absolute fucking genius, and it was so fascinating to learn of what she’d planned. How well she’d thought it all out.
This was a sexier, modern play on Thelma and Louise And what a wild ride it was. It was a delicious, disastrous love story and I could not put it down. Read it all in one sitting. The characters were just perfect. I loved watching Frankie and Maude finally find themselves together. 12/10!!

cewitherow's review

5.0

4.5/5 stars rounded up ⭐️

This was such a fun thriller to read. I LOVE when books are queer and the queerness is an element but not the entire focus and this fit the bill. One star off purely because I’m not a huge fan of first person narration but other than that it was great! A super fun read that I tore through.

misha_ali's review

4.0

Enjoyable, but loses points for how ridiculously overpowered Maude ends up being somehow.