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a_l_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
personal review notes:
C 6/10
A 7/10
W 7/10
P 7/10
I 7/10
L 5/10
E 6/10
-> 5.4/10
-> 3 stars
- C: by now you know the main characters quite well, i still get confused with te side characters though. i coulnd't describe them in more than two sentences if i had to & when charlie green turned out to be the catfish i was trying to figure out who his is during the whole chapter...
- P: it definitely didn't go where i thought it would, but over all i found it a bit wired. the whole child brunswick thing was super interesting and gave a cool twist, but the way it played out... idk. i was definitely expecting something different
- L: i don't know with these murder mysteries... there are always thing that don't make that much sense to me. the whole layla meads thing, how did she get in contact with all possible child bronswicks over tinder or instagram..? hwo did nobody notice that she used pictures of some student, i thought kilton was a small town. why did stanley keep jamey in his bathroom for seven days??? like whaat? like i get he was scared but whaaat?
- E: it was entertaining, would i listen to it again? no.
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Animal death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death
aida_x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Gore
Moderate: Hate crime and Kidnapping
icedlemonade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Eating disorder, Bullying, Child death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape
Minor: Child abuse
rinku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Violence, Confinement, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Child abuse
Minor: Animal death and Car accident
chemistrychick68's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders
gemstonejasper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I don't like Pip. I don't see her as a smart or ethical character. That doesn't ruin the story for me because I don't necessarily think she's supposed to be likable. She makes a lot of dumb mistakes and still has the self-righteous attitude she had in the first book. She doesn't understand why people wouldn't like her. She acts like the victim, but she literally aired other people's dirty laundry on a podcast about the cold case she solved. I'd hate her too. As she was trying to find Jamie, she released podcast episodes about it as she went. I was waiting for this to backfire. Realistically, someone would get angry and confront her about talking about their business to millions of people. But that never happens.
I think it also would have been interesting to explore how Pip makes the second season of her podcast about her ongoing investigation so much more dramatic than the situation warranted then. She used the disappearance of her friend's brother to get more people interested in her podcast. Sure, she may have thought she had good intentions of getting tips. But she still used it for views. I think that was a missed opportunity that could have been interesting to explore. The first book seemed to focus more on her obsession with the cold case. But I don't feel it was fully explored. I was hoping to explore it more here but was disappointed.
The story was all over the place. I don't think there was any way I could have figured out what was going on before the climax. I don't feel like the clues were strong enough to lead the audience to the result before it was officially revealed. It was still a fun ride and introduced some interesting ethical conflicts. I enjoyed how this book had pictures of some pieces of evidence. I don't think the first book did. But these pictures didn't give any extra clues, so there wasn't much of a point to them.
There were a few plot points that didn't get tied up by the end. Maybe they will be dealt with in the next book, but they felt like they were never resolved.
I did enjoy the ethical dilemma that was introduced towards the end. My boss and I have different opinions on the ending, but that's okay. I'm glad the ending made us think. Click below if you want a tangent about ethics surrounding the ending that isn't specifically related to the quality of the story.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Confinement, and Gun violence
Minor: Child abuse and Child death
scrummyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
ellarae0111's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
jackyy93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders
acebooknerd_07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Cancer, Cursing, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Infidelity