Reviews

The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan

arianag97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

duhkota_reads13's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

julieseeker's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

mjingram17's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It kept me hooked from the beginning. Being in a sorority, it was fun to see the different characters and structure of the sorority. I enjoyed the characters. I thought the audio version of this book was really well done. 

darsana8's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

reedandright's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

okevamae's review

3.0

Three years ago, Candace Swain left a sorority party. Two weeks later, her body was found. Three years after her murder, forensics senior Lucas Vega is obsessed with the cold case. He starts a podcast to try and turn up fresh leads, and enlists the help of Regan Merritt, a former US Marshal, guest lecturer and university alum. But things grow more complicated as a key witness turns up dead, Candace's secrets are uncovered, and a deeper mystery emerges.

The exposition and setup at the beginning are a little infodump-y and repetitive. If I learn the same information in two different scenes, in what amounts to the same exact way, one of the scenes is redundant. The plot is slow to get started, and honestly remains fairly slow through most of the book (it does pick up considerably at the end) but as more clues turned up, I got more interested in the mystery. The book is still not what I’d call fast-paced, but it’s entertaining to watch the pieces of the mystery come together.

Overall it’s a decent book, but I wish it had been more compelling. I was in the mood for a fast-paced thriller, and I didn't find one in this book.

I received an ARC of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

jesica13's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

murphy87's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this!  The plot was really well done and while I definitely guessed who was the murderer was before it was revealed it wasn't completely obvious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Murder

kyrrrr's review

3.0

3.5 ⭐️