3.45 AVERAGE

mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Whole lot of build up to literally nothing happening. An unnecessary death that did absolutely nothing for the plot.
adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

2.5 ⭐️
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I'm going to be honest, nothing really happens in this book. Like NOTHING. The whole book is leading up to this "big" event and then deflates like a balloon. I still found this book so intriguing though.

We're following a multitude of characters, getting chapters from different POV's including "The Squad" (cringey AF) which is a group of gossipy mothers, Alexa, a teenage girl with a successful YouTube channel, Rebecca, Alexa's mother who is recovering from losing her husband and Sherri who has just moved to the town and has a dark secret.

The amount of people in this book gets confusing at times, normally I don't mind lots of characters and don't get confused easily but these characters were so one dimensional it was difficult to remember who was who. Alexa is ridiculously stupid, she might be a teenager but she is not a young teenager so her decisions and her narrative sounded extremely juvenile.

Sherri's plot line was interesting but overall this was a cheesy, guilty pleasure mystery with no thrills. It was bit like McDonalds; it does absolutely nothing for you and is actually really bad for you but it's addictive and you can't stop consuming it. This book is McDonalds. Enjoy.
dark emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Hailey Hughes rec that did NOT disappoint (but let's be real, her recs never do). But wow I didnt expect to love it as much as I did?? Like stick with me for awhile, can't put it down, pages were FLYING, strong emotional reactions and curiosities, kind of love.
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this in one day. It really made me want to get a lobster roll and an ice cream cone!