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I have had this book on my tbr for years and I have no idea why I haven’t gotten to it until now. I’m so glad I finally got to it because this book was such an amazing ride!

The plot, the writing, the characters they are all just so amazing! You think you know what’s happening but then ahhhhh the twist!!! Totally delicious and delightfully dark and unexpected!

My favorite part are the illustrations though! They added such an intense and much needed layer to this book. I actually found myself looking forward to seeing the next one.

I wish more books would use illustrations now.

It’s such a fun ride and totally bingeable with fast paced chapters.

wormhospitals's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

brookeberenyi's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this book! It was very unique, fast paced, intriguing, and surprising. It’s a bit of a thriller, with some creepy parts but feels very realistic. The characters were all very easy to connect with, and the setting felt relatable and realistic as well. The picture throughout the book were also a unique aspect.

readmeem's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I listened to the audio book as I read on my kindle app for the picture references. The book was medium paced with a good (sometimes slow building) plot. However, everything was easy to follow, nice twists, writing was descriptive and in detail but not too wordy.

I did not find any of the characters as lovable but they were interesting and definitely fit with the tense, dark, roll your eyes vibe of the story (suburban, upper class, shrill).

The picture aspect of the book really added a nice touch of creepy. I’ve never seen that aspect in a book before. Because of that I wished there was more of it and talked about more frequent/detailed in the book. I just loved the aspect that much!

The ending went out with a bang. However, I hinted/guessed it like 50-60 percent through, BUT I was not prepared for how it would be delivered and I was pleased yet someone sad (because of my emotions lol) I would have given it 5 stars if either it did not take this long for it to come together (build up plot did not match the hype 100 percent for me) or there was more of a chase (or another plot twist). I would definitely recommend this one.

egslcgns's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.75

Drawings were innovative and quite creepy, story was craftily written, plus the twist and climax at the end was very satisfying. generally agree with criticisms on the conservative slant of the author’s subtle voice.

jpustka's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars. This is a fast-paced mystery with pictures! I liked that element of the book and enjoyed reading it.

ktead'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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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