ajasminereads's review against another edition
4.0
It's weird and wonderful, and though I would have appreciated some kind of trigger warning for the instance of rape, its truly fantastic.
melli80's review against another edition
3.0
First I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity of reading this book..
ok so where should I start, well the MC is telling her story about a year spent at Elm Hollow H.S and all that happened during that year..
at first I was like ok I know that I am not the intended audience but this is definitely not as creepy as it is made out to be.. and in my mind it continues threw the story it really is just strange and dark..
To me and the way that I took the story was MC starts a new school and tries to fit in, she meets the odd(outcast) girls and then becomes a follower so to speak, she wants to badly have the main girl in the group Robin to really like her, its about friendship and family drama and grief and lost and even some witchcraft thrown in,
what I did not like was the story was very dis jointed.. it did not flow well and it did not explain some things and somwe things were not as necessary to the story.. there were times when I felt that the story made no sense and time where I was like ohhh ok.. the story did not really get interesting until more then halfway threw and even by then I just didn't care but I needed to finish it!
ok so where should I start, well the MC is telling her story about a year spent at Elm Hollow H.S and all that happened during that year..
at first I was like ok I know that I am not the intended audience but this is definitely not as creepy as it is made out to be.. and in my mind it continues threw the story it really is just strange and dark..
To me and the way that I took the story was MC starts a new school and tries to fit in, she meets the odd(outcast) girls and then becomes a follower so to speak, she wants to badly have the main girl in the group Robin to really like her, its about friendship and family drama and grief and lost and even some witchcraft thrown in,
what I did not like was the story was very dis jointed.. it did not flow well and it did not explain some things and somwe things were not as necessary to the story.. there were times when I felt that the story made no sense and time where I was like ohhh ok.. the story did not really get interesting until more then halfway threw and even by then I just didn't care but I needed to finish it!
melli80's review against another edition
3.0
It was ok but it just wasn’t flowing well and things weren’t explained in a good way..
5nazzyf0x's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I like it a lot ut had good rhythm and did make me want to keep reading it. I devoured it in like 2 big sittings. But it was a little disjointed in areas and when had happened to Emily Frost was a bit of a let down as I expected a way more interesting reveal as it fell kinda flat. But would I recommend the book. Yes if you like fast paced and quick books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Child death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, Blood, Eating disorder, Grief, and Mental illness
lma's review against another edition
3.0
good witchy vibes and toxic female friendships but could be very slow in some parts
_treatyoshelves_'s review against another edition
Wasn’t necessarily disliking the book but wasn’t invested in the story or characters whatsoever
neshasurya's review against another edition
3.5
lebih mirip pretty litte liars dan the craft dan cocok buat kamu yg pengen cari buku dengan dark feminine energy dengan female frienship yg kental.
love the premise: a dark academia book set in the 1990s following a group of girls amidst murder and magic. a girl is found dead, sitting hauntingly, beautifully, on a swing at a private school, dressed in white, with no known cause of death.
tapi jangan terlalu berharap sama magic/mitologi cuma karena judulnya the furies ya. karena seingatku, mereka cuma 'terlihat' sekali dan gak banyak mantra atau ritual yang sebenarnya terjadi.
sama kayak kebanyakan buku dark academia, semua karakternya unlikeable bahkan bingung sama protagonisnya yg bahkan gak nunjukin dia berduka setelah kehilangan ayah dan sodaranya.
selalu suka sama karakter "pecinta seni". makanya excited sama the cool art teacher-annabel, terutama cerita tentang artemisia gentieschi dan kisah di balik lukisannya yang kuat tentang judith slaying holofernes.
tapi yg jelas bikin aku betah baca buku ini ya female friendshipnya yg kompleks sih. pujian bercampur kompetisi, gimana mereka bisa iri dan seneng sama keberhasilan temen secara bersamaan, bahkan aku suka gimana mereka mendoakan temennya bisa jatoh sekaligus tetep membutuhkan persahabatan itu.
love the premise: a dark academia book set in the 1990s following a group of girls amidst murder and magic. a girl is found dead, sitting hauntingly, beautifully, on a swing at a private school, dressed in white, with no known cause of death.
tapi jangan terlalu berharap sama magic/mitologi cuma karena judulnya the furies ya. karena seingatku, mereka cuma 'terlihat' sekali dan gak banyak mantra atau ritual yang sebenarnya terjadi.
sama kayak kebanyakan buku dark academia, semua karakternya unlikeable bahkan bingung sama protagonisnya yg bahkan gak nunjukin dia berduka setelah kehilangan ayah dan sodaranya.
selalu suka sama karakter "pecinta seni". makanya excited sama the cool art teacher-annabel, terutama cerita tentang artemisia gentieschi dan kisah di balik lukisannya yang kuat tentang judith slaying holofernes.
tapi yg jelas bikin aku betah baca buku ini ya female friendshipnya yg kompleks sih. pujian bercampur kompetisi, gimana mereka bisa iri dan seneng sama keberhasilan temen secara bersamaan, bahkan aku suka gimana mereka mendoakan temennya bisa jatoh sekaligus tetep membutuhkan persahabatan itu.
lucyebradley7's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kaabtik's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The pacing threw me off a bit and I couldn't really find the mystery/thriller aspect that compelling. Personally would have liked it in ye olde grunge Tumblr era so it might be that.