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Rules For Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

tlim91's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

renatalynn's review against another edition

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4.0

I didn't think this book was scary, but I didn't want to put it down.
This is not my usual book genre but I heard about it from Riley Marie on YouTube,
so I decided to check it out. Very happy that I did read it.

I encourage you to rad this book you will enjoy it

krista_reads_it_all's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

orimega's review against another edition

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3.0

2.75 ⭐️

I did not care for the first ~20%, I almost gave up, but around 30% it picked up becoming interesting and creepy. The middle portion of the book is great.
But, the ending was anticlimactic for me. It left me thinking, ‘what was the point’?

The case file/investigative chapters gave away too much information that otherwise not knowing would’ve supported the tension. This unfortunately makes the a few twists predictable.

leasockzoe's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

theo_rhi's review against another edition

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4.0

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Getting into horror slowly and this was a good first book. LOVE IT!! (ㅅ´ ˘ `)♡ I love how information is given through different medians!! I LOVE WHEN BOOKS DO THAT RBSOSBS!!!! «٩(*´∀`*)۶»
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heatherli25's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kaleyq's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • 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? No

4.0

velmawiththadrip's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

renzoreads's review against another edition

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3.0

Sara’s sister Becca disappeared a year ago, and she had never given up hope of finding her. Her once close knit group of friends have barely spoken to her since Becca vanished. But after a mysterious text message asking them all if they want to “play the game” and find local ghost legend Lucy Gallows - a game that Becca was obsessed with before she disappeared - the group bands together to enter the forest and follow the road where it leads. As long as they follow the rules they should be okay, but some rules are impossible not to break and the consequences are deadly. Can Sara and her friends survive the game and find out what happened to Becca before it’s too late for them all?

This one has a bit of everything for everyone. A YA paranormal/mystery/fantasy/thriller. I didn’t go into it with many expectations and I’m glad I didn’t because I don’t think I could have imagined the journey the characters went on. Even though it was YA it was definitely eerie and creepy. The POVs in the story are broken up between the past, when Sara and her friends are in their quest to complete “the game” and find Becca, and the present told through a documentary style investigation in to what happened to Sara and her friends. It was definitely intriguing and hard to know what, or who to believe. It was a mixed paced read, at times it seemed fast and then a chapter later it felt slow. There were parts that left me a bit confused at times, and felt like too much was happening at once. Overall it was an entertaining read and a good October read.