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lilcoop71's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely beautiful writing. I had slight issues with the story--not that it was so disturbing, which it was--but the 'Nancy Drew' aspects. Also it gave me nightmares. A bit of a tough read if you have a daughter!
banrions's review against another edition
4.0
god, her descriptions of girls and girlhood and growing up are so fucking on point. if you are going to read a book about a teen girl going missing, make it this one.
jennyzurita's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this book was going towards a different direction than it did and didn’t really like how it ended.
chanteld's review against another edition
3.0
Domestic thriller/mystery and something else hard to determine the exact genre for this. But it is all so very disturbing.
bookgirl4ever's review against another edition
2.0
Thirteen-year olds Lizzie and Evie are the best of friends. When Evie goes missing, Lizzie puts together brief images that have flitted across her consciousness in the ensuing days the kidnapping. Lizzie, who has a crush on Evie's charming father, is eager to please him by helping him find his missing daughter. Evie's older sister, Dusty, is strangely aloft while her sister is missing, seeming more jealous of the time Evie spends with Mr. Verver than sad about her sister's disappearance.
A twisted tale of sexuality and relationships. Adult.
A twisted tale of sexuality and relationships. Adult.
jennyleighx33's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, although it wasn't what I expected. I thought it was going to be more of a mystery in the way of "Where is Evie?" but we know where she is and who she is with near the beginning. It's more of a character piece, diving into Lizzie and what she thinks she knows and what she should have known.
Dusty's character was possibly my favorite. I loved the mystery of her, but how everything was really all out there in the open.
The book was quite well written on top of it all. It was almost like reading poetry (except better, because I am not a fan of poetry).
I cannot wait to read Dare Me now.
Dusty's character was possibly my favorite. I loved the mystery of her, but how everything was really all out there in the open.
The book was quite well written on top of it all. It was almost like reading poetry (except better, because I am not a fan of poetry).
I cannot wait to read Dare Me now.
thepiqht's review against another edition
4.0
I love the way Megan Abbott writes, her prose paints the picture of angsty teenage girls and over hormonal boys perfectly. There's no straying from those uncomfortable things that aren't generally accepted in books for teenagers, but happen to them in their daily life anyways. Megan writes things as they are.
We don't get too much of the two girls (Lizzie and Evie) together, which is why it amazes me that I so easily bought them being best friends. Normally it takes a lot of interaction for me to believe in a relationship, but this time their closeness was shown by Lizzie's interactions with her best friends family, especially the truth of her idolising her friend's older sister. In her mind Dusty, the older sister, is on par to a girly goddess.
Had Lizzie been a couple years older, I would have found myself becoming quite annoyed with her. Yet the certain naivety that appeared whenever her thoughts popped up, was a voice that suited a thirteen year old girl perfectly. She missed little cues from other people, making quick assumptions and even quicker judgements. The beauty in this is that a lot of the circumstance is described, leaving the reading to draw their own conclusions and see where Lizzie went wrong. Only you cant tell her.
Instead of annoying me, this made me sympathies her. Ah to be young and innocent, and not know the implications of the cutting actions or words. Albeit it may have gotten her into huge danger, she was smart enough to know how to cover her tracks (even though it could have gone horribly wrong). She charms the pages with her easy grace, making it east to read, but enjoyable too. final rating is 3.5
We don't get too much of the two girls (Lizzie and Evie) together, which is why it amazes me that I so easily bought them being best friends. Normally it takes a lot of interaction for me to believe in a relationship, but this time their closeness was shown by Lizzie's interactions with her best friends family, especially the truth of her idolising her friend's older sister. In her mind Dusty, the older sister, is on par to a girly goddess.
Had Lizzie been a couple years older, I would have found myself becoming quite annoyed with her. Yet the certain naivety that appeared whenever her thoughts popped up, was a voice that suited a thirteen year old girl perfectly. She missed little cues from other people, making quick assumptions and even quicker judgements. The beauty in this is that a lot of the circumstance is described, leaving the reading to draw their own conclusions and see where Lizzie went wrong. Only you cant tell her.
Instead of annoying me, this made me sympathies her. Ah to be young and innocent, and not know the implications of the cutting actions or words. Albeit it may have gotten her into huge danger, she was smart enough to know how to cover her tracks (even though it could have gone horribly wrong). She charms the pages with her easy grace, making it east to read, but enjoyable too. final rating is 3.5
wsk56's review against another edition
1.0
What starts as an interesting mystery eventually dissolves into a melodramatic, coming-of-age story so obviously written by an adult. It does not have the correct voice for a 13-year-old girl. I didn't even really want to finish it, but I wanted to see if it redeemed itself by the conclusion. It did not. Don't waste your time.
rinjudes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
owls_rainbow's review against another edition
2.0
Found and bought in a charity shop without realising I also had a review copy from NetGalley.
This was almost a DNF. It was only wanting to know what happened that kept me going. I hated the writing style, purple prose and then some. WTF is a jangling expression?? But then after all that the ending was a complete weird letdown.
This was almost a DNF. It was only wanting to know what happened that kept me going. I hated the writing style, purple prose and then some. WTF is a jangling expression?? But then after all that the ending was a complete weird letdown.