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stealthpandah18's review against another edition
4.0
So I just started work at a sewing factory again and that has given me the chance to yet again lose myself into audiobooks. For some reason I can only listen to audiobooks if I am busy cleaning or working. So I do wanna say that I am not a fan of standalones. I would much rather lose myself in a series rather than standalones. But this one I enjoyed and gave 4 stars!! The banter in this book and Ella and Jensen were great! Great characters, great plot, and no slow, hard to get through spots in the book. Definitely YA and a good thriller. More mature themes. I did still have some questions at the end of the book. But I did enjoy it!
lurdes_oliveira's review against another edition
2.0
Jennifer Armentrout is a very loved author here on Goodreads, and I have been wanting to read one of her books, I got my hands on this one, and I have to say, I'm disappointed… Specially looking at the ratings… Did I read a different book?
There're too many things about this, that just rubbed me the wrong way, too many ridiculous far-fetched moments.
Every time Ella is attacked, she acts like it isn't a big deal. She almost died! It is a big deal! And no one tells her that! Life just resumes as nothing happen…
She almost died of asphyxiation, but her only concern is about her physical appearance, it's ridiculous that almost dying wasn’t enough of a reality check for her.
And the romance… ugh… I found it so incredibly annoying. In theory, I guess this could work: a mystery with romance mixed in, but it just didn't! The tone is way off!
What kind of mystery book keeps going on and on, about how hot some guy is? Ella just forgets that she's just being attacked and harassed by some sick guy, or than young people that she knows are going missing and coming back as corpses, just because Jensen smiles at her and touches her…
Speaking of Jensen, in what world are 17 year old boys fully jacked? Yeah right… But he isn't just insanely hot and knows it. He's also overly confident, super loyal, always says the right thing, and somehow is always in the right place at the right time… *eye roll*
The side-characters, mainly her "best-friends", are one dimensional cardboards… Heidi is always eating granola bars… wtf?
While she is taking a shower in her other friend house (I forgot her name). How long was she in the shower?? The garage was filled with gas? Enough for the friend to get in a coma? If I cared more about this, I would researched I long this would take, but I don't…
In what world would a policemen would call the boyfriend instead of the mother, she is a minor! The lack of parental concern throughout the book is both unrealistic and funny…
I've skimmed the end, because I just hasn´t interested anymore. The "reveals" are… stupid! The motives are absurd, and just very forced! I fully body laugh when she sees the names written on the old bedroom wall… I don't care what that says about me, but this was stupid…
There're too many things about this, that just rubbed me the wrong way, too many ridiculous far-fetched moments.
Every time Ella is attacked, she acts like it isn't a big deal. She almost died! It is a big deal! And no one tells her that! Life just resumes as nothing happen…
She almost died of asphyxiation, but her only concern is about her physical appearance, it's ridiculous that almost dying wasn’t enough of a reality check for her.
And the romance… ugh… I found it so incredibly annoying. In theory, I guess this could work: a mystery with romance mixed in, but it just didn't! The tone is way off!
What kind of mystery book keeps going on and on, about how hot some guy is? Ella just forgets that she's just being attacked and harassed by some sick guy, or than young people that she knows are going missing and coming back as corpses, just because Jensen smiles at her and touches her…
Speaking of Jensen, in what world are 17 year old boys fully jacked? Yeah right… But he isn't just insanely hot and knows it. He's also overly confident, super loyal, always says the right thing, and somehow is always in the right place at the right time… *eye roll*
The side-characters, mainly her "best-friends", are one dimensional cardboards… Heidi is always eating granola bars… wtf?
While she is taking a shower in her other friend house (I forgot her name). How long was she in the shower?? The garage was filled with gas? Enough for the friend to get in a coma? If I cared more about this, I would researched I long this would take, but I don't…
In what world would a policemen would call the boyfriend instead of the mother, she is a minor! The lack of parental concern throughout the book is both unrealistic and funny…
I've skimmed the end, because I just hasn´t interested anymore. The "reveals" are… stupid! The motives are absurd, and just very forced! I fully body laugh when she sees the names written on the old bedroom wall… I don't care what that says about me, but this was stupid…
dharshanirymond's review against another edition
3.0
If you're a fan of JLA, you'll probably like this more. After having read too many mystery/crime thrillers and detective stories, this felt average. The list of growing dead people is because of something that happened in the past. Though what happened in the past seemed to be tragic, how that laid motive for the current events was just lame. The story also relies heavily on romance as her other books and here we get to see estranged friends to lovers trope. Overall it was an okay read but the motive did not do justice to what happened in the past (Especially a character called Penn), but, justice was served for the present crimes.
philsbookcorner's review against another edition
4.0
Narration & Story: 4 Stars
If you're a fan of YA mysteries & don't mind some romance with your spooky vibes, then you've got to check out Jennifer L. Armentrout's The Dead List - this was so much fun!
I know Armentrout is really popular for her From Blood & Ash series, but this was a really solid mystery/romance hybrid! I thought the writing & pacing were both great, I always love when books like this utilize flashbacks to add to the overall mystery at hand & they were perfectly placed throughout. I've been terrified of clowns for as long as I can remember, so the fact that the killer wore a clown mask here really freaked me out
If you're a fan of YA mysteries & don't mind some romance with your spooky vibes, then you've got to check out Jennifer L. Armentrout's The Dead List - this was so much fun!
I know Armentrout is really popular for her From Blood & Ash series, but this was a really solid mystery/romance hybrid! I thought the writing & pacing were both great, I always love when books like this utilize flashbacks to add to the overall mystery at hand & they were perfectly placed throughout. I've been terrified of clowns for as long as I can remember, so the fact that the killer wore a clown mask here really freaked me out
doahdancer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a fun way to read a book. And an amazing author to let us read it for free on Wattpad.
I waited until it was complete before I started - but I still only read 2 chapters per day to get a feel for what it might have been like to have to wait for chapters. I love horror stories and this one was good fun. I hope everyone gives this one a chance.
I waited until it was complete before I started - but I still only read 2 chapters per day to get a feel for what it might have been like to have to wait for chapters. I love horror stories and this one was good fun. I hope everyone gives this one a chance.
annapsxx's review against another edition
5.0
Holy crap.
Aunque amo todos los libros de Jennifer, este es sin duda uno de sus mejores.
Aunque amo todos los libros de Jennifer, este es sin duda uno de sus mejores.
tthe_cancerian's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
hannaheferg's review against another edition
2.0
I think if I was still in HS this book would have been so good. But being 30, the high school romance and the amount of absent parents while the kids solved crime was a little fantastical now. I loved the who-done-it aspect and I will forever devour anything JLA writes. Reading a contemporary mystery of hers without any fantasy element was so fun. But at the time in my life I am now, this was a bit of a swing and a miss for me. Also HS kids getting it on is not my cup of tea ever.