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yunee's review
3.0
this book was, i’m sorry to say this, average. it had its highs (the end of part one) but some mids and parts that just seemed to DRAG. it was also very repetitive and pip got on my nerves a few times. it wasn’t bad and i did enjoy it, just not as much as book one and two.
safetyinnumbers's review against another edition
5.0
OMG THIS WAS SO SO CRAZY AND OMG JUST STOP I NEED A MOMENT
debbieliz83's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
5.0
Ik dank het internet en mijn vrienden dat niemand ook maar iets over dit boek heeft verklapt aan me. (Het zal ongetwijfeld allemaal ergens te vinden zijn, maar dus niet op mijn tijdlijn). Het stond al sinds de Nederlandse releasedatum in de kast, maar ik had nooit echt zin om deze dikke pil op te pakken. Tot afgelopen maandag. Ik ben wel in the mood om series uit te lezen en dit is een van die series die ik uit moest lezen. Zo gezegd, zo gedaan.
Vanaf het allereerst hoofdstuk zat ik er helemaal in. Elk klein geluidje zorgde ervoor dat ik drie meter hoog van mijn stoel vloog omdat ik helemaal opging in de paranoïde sfeer van het verhaal. Die sfeer is zo goed neergezet! Pip is niet meer de kalme Pip van het eerste boek. Ze heeft PTSD en het is duidelijk dat iemand kwaad in de zin heeft. Elke emotie was voelbaar. De twijfel, de angst, de woede, het verdriet en de constante herbelevingen.
Ik liet me dan ook volledig meeslepen door het boek en het tweede deel kwam dan ook als een totale verrassing voor me! Ik ga ook hier niks verklappen, want het is juist zo leuk om het allemaal niet aan te zien komen, maar aan de ene kant past het perfect in het verhaal en aan de andere kant komt het heel onverwachts. Ik was wel een beetje verbaasd dat ik zo makkelijk meebewoog met de nieuwe richting van het verhaal. Wellicht deel ik het rechtvaardigheidsgevoel van Pip wel een beetje.
De tweede helft van het verhaal is iets minder intens dan de eerste helft. Dat komt met name omdat Pip overduidelijk vooral bezig is met het hoofd koel houden, helder nadenken en niks vergeten. Ik zat wel elke keer te wachten tot er iets mis zou gaan, tot er iets niet volgens plan zou gaan, maar het was wel een hele andere soort spanning dan de spanning in de eerste helft. En hoewel er hier en daar kleine vraagtekens open blijven staan, vond ik het einde erg bevredigend!
Vanaf het allereerst hoofdstuk zat ik er helemaal in. Elk klein geluidje zorgde ervoor dat ik drie meter hoog van mijn stoel vloog omdat ik helemaal opging in de paranoïde sfeer van het verhaal. Die sfeer is zo goed neergezet! Pip is niet meer de kalme Pip van het eerste boek. Ze heeft PTSD en het is duidelijk dat iemand kwaad in de zin heeft. Elke emotie was voelbaar. De twijfel, de angst, de woede, het verdriet en de constante herbelevingen.
Ik liet me dan ook volledig meeslepen door het boek en het tweede deel kwam dan ook als een totale verrassing voor me! Ik ga ook hier niks verklappen, want het is juist zo leuk om het allemaal niet aan te zien komen, maar aan de ene kant past het perfect in het verhaal en aan de andere kant komt het heel onverwachts. Ik was wel een beetje verbaasd dat ik zo makkelijk meebewoog met de nieuwe richting van het verhaal. Wellicht deel ik het rechtvaardigheidsgevoel van Pip wel een beetje.
De tweede helft van het verhaal is iets minder intens dan de eerste helft. Dat komt met name omdat Pip overduidelijk vooral bezig is met het hoofd koel houden, helder nadenken en niks vergeten. Ik zat wel elke keer te wachten tot er iets mis zou gaan, tot er iets niet volgens plan zou gaan, maar het was wel een hele andere soort spanning dan de spanning in de eerste helft. En hoewel er hier en daar kleine vraagtekens open blijven staan, vond ik het einde erg bevredigend!
amarismarshall's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
izalia_lynn's review
5.0
I was thinking of what to say in this review but I have no words. I knew DT was suspicious from the first book! I so secretly called that! Also, Pip absolutely deserved to have revenge. Ravi was so sweet and I hope they have a happy life together, remember me sarge?
yandichih's review against another edition
3.5
Rating: 3.5 stars. I hate it here. 😭
I was all hyped up after loving the first two books in this series (my first two 5 stars reviews here), but dang, the final installment just didn't hit the mark. I mean, seriously? It's like they took everything I loved about the series and chucked it down the window. 😭
The characters felt like strangers wearing the skins of the ones I actually liked. And don't even get me started on the main character. What happened to her? It's like the author forgot who she was. Remember the brains of Pip, the charm of Ravi, the fire of Nat, and the whole gang's friendship? Each decision the MC made felt more idiotic than the last. Everyone's acting way out of character. Half the time, I was scratching my head trying to figure out what the heck was going on. It felt kinda rushed, like they were trying to tie up loose ends real quick without much thought.
Compared to the other books, it took its sweet time getting going. It picked up a bit towards the end of Part I, but then it nosedived straight into the ground in Part II; the whole plan, the climax, the ending. And when it finally tried to throw in a plot twist, it was as surprising as finding out the sun rises in the east. I mean, come on, the Person of Interest might as well have had it tattooed on their forehead after that email. Let's just say I wanted something different.
⚠️ Warning: Spoilers ahead! So, if you're not into ruining 'surprises', you might wanna bail out now.
I need to rant a bit. Pippa, what's going on with you, darling? This isn't the Pippa I remember. Sure, I get it, she's dealing with PTSD (RIP Stanley, I liked you), but the way she's handling it isn't it at all. She's brushing off therapy like it's unimportant, acting like she's got it all figured out. Not smart. But what really got me was how she pulled that stunt framing Max Hastings. That was just plain dumb. I get it, she's ANGRY. But the old Pippa, from "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder," would've handled this mess way better. Trying to get away with murder? Involving her loved ones? Her character development felt off, to say the least, and I didn't like this Pippa.
Pip's grand framing-Max-Hastings plan. What the actually f*ck? Like, wasn't there already a boatload of evidence that could've swung her case toward self-defense? We're talking about hair, eyebrows, eyelashes on duct tape, DNA all over the place - in his car, in the storeroom. Let's not forget the messed-up state she was in, with rashes, missing hair patches, the whole shebang. And Jason Bell had this creepy collection of trophies from his other killings, right there in his house. That's like Exhibit A supporting her story, not to mention Andie's email. But nah, Pip decides to go all out with this elaborate scheme. Ok, she managed to escape from him, only to circle back and end up offing him. She could have explain to the police that she thought he was still moving and was a threat, and kept whacking him until he stopped moving. IDK. Instead, she decided to go full-on bizarre and drag Ravi and her friends into this mess. She got so wrapped up in herself that she forgot about the poor guy they wrongly accused of being the DT Killer. It's like she became a whole new person.
Pip resolved murder cases the police couldn't even resolve themselves - as a sleuth. Yet, she couldn't even take a wild guess at who the DT Killer might be after reading Andie's email? That just doesn't fly. It's like, really? Don't get me started on the whole "leaving everyone behind for months" move. It looks suspish AF for someone that's supposedly innocent. 🤷♀️
Anyway... rant over. 😭😂
I was all hyped up after loving the first two books in this series (my first two 5 stars reviews here), but dang, the final installment just didn't hit the mark. I mean, seriously? It's like they took everything I loved about the series and chucked it down the window. 😭
The characters felt like strangers wearing the skins of the ones I actually liked. And don't even get me started on the main character. What happened to her? It's like the author forgot who she was. Remember the brains of Pip, the charm of Ravi, the fire of Nat, and the whole gang's friendship? Each decision the MC made felt more idiotic than the last. Everyone's acting way out of character. Half the time, I was scratching my head trying to figure out what the heck was going on. It felt kinda rushed, like they were trying to tie up loose ends real quick without much thought.
Compared to the other books, it took its sweet time getting going. It picked up a bit towards the end of Part I, but then it nosedived straight into the ground in Part II; the whole plan, the climax, the ending. And when it finally tried to throw in a plot twist, it was as surprising as finding out the sun rises in the east. I mean, come on, the Person of Interest might as well have had it tattooed on their forehead after that email. Let's just say I wanted something different.
I need to rant a bit. Pippa, what's going on with you, darling? This isn't the Pippa I remember. Sure, I get it, she's dealing with PTSD (RIP Stanley, I liked you), but the way she's handling it isn't it at all. She's brushing off therapy like it's unimportant, acting like she's got it all figured out. Not smart. But what really got me was how she pulled that stunt framing Max Hastings. That was just plain dumb. I get it, she's ANGRY. But the old Pippa, from "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder," would've handled this mess way better. Trying to get away with murder? Involving her loved ones? Her character development felt off, to say the least, and I didn't like this Pippa.
Pip's grand framing-Max-Hastings plan. What the actually f*ck? Like, wasn't there already a boatload of evidence that could've swung her case toward self-defense? We're talking about hair, eyebrows, eyelashes on duct tape, DNA all over the place - in his car, in the storeroom. Let's not forget the messed-up state she was in, with rashes, missing hair patches, the whole shebang. And Jason Bell had this creepy collection of trophies from his other killings, right there in his house. That's like Exhibit A supporting her story, not to mention Andie's email. But nah, Pip decides to go all out with this elaborate scheme. Ok, she managed to escape from him, only to circle back and end up offing him. She could have explain to the police that she thought he was still moving and was a threat, and kept whacking him until he stopped moving. IDK. Instead, she decided to go full-on bizarre and drag Ravi and her friends into this mess. She got so wrapped up in herself that she forgot about the poor guy they wrongly accused of being the DT Killer. It's like she became a whole new person.
Pip resolved murder cases the police couldn't even resolve themselves - as a sleuth. Yet, she couldn't even take a wild guess at who the DT Killer might be after reading Andie's email? That just doesn't fly. It's like, really? Don't get me started on the whole "leaving everyone behind for months" move. It looks suspish AF for someone that's supposedly innocent. 🤷♀️
Anyway... rant over. 😭😂
jesshere's review
3.0
3.5 stars! Maybe like 3.75?
I feel like this series got progressively more intense as it went on.
I wasn’t super in love with some of the “big reveals” and didn’t get blindsided as much as I was with the first two books in the series, but I also don’t know if that was the purpose of book.
The entire time I was thinking, “oh no, please don’t do that…
I feel like this series got progressively more intense as it went on.
I wasn’t super in love with some of the “big reveals” and didn’t get blindsided as much as I was with the first two books in the series, but I also don’t know if that was the purpose of book.
The entire time I was thinking, “oh no, please don’t do that…
alejandrasmith4's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75