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zecaina's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault
lolaxr's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
alymei's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Pros: the structure was a good way to keep the suspense going as it makes us wonder how the protagonist ended up where she is
Fast read since the book is quite thin
Cons: the reason behind the books events and why the protagonist did what she did was extremely anti-climactic
Fast read since the book is quite thin
Cons: the reason behind the books events and why the protagonist did what she did was extremely anti-climactic
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood
kestrel's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really liked that the story was told backwards. I found this very interesting and original. One thing I didn't like was the the two main characters, Jule and Imogen, mainly because o didn't care about them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicide, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
Minor: Sexual content
allegrafreya's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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? Yes
3.75
cool how the timeline goes backwards so everything starts unravelling at the end but its all about identity theft n psycho besties.
didn't expect the plot to be like that and its not THAT interesting theres a bit of action and i got lazy to read those parts i wish it was more of her n her thoughts n like internal conflicts yk?
didn't expect the plot to be like that and its not THAT interesting theres a bit of action and i got lazy to read those parts i wish it was more of her n her thoughts n like internal conflicts yk?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
kikicochrane's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was a quick read, I appreciated the different setup of the novel by it going from present - past - present. However, it was rather easy to figure out what would happen next in the book as the story was told backwards. E Lockhart's writing is enjoyable, but I felt that this book just felt short with the plot. The characters were unlikeable and the ending made me question the protagonists' actions more so than I already did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, and Alcoholism
Minor: Pregnancy
valyn_grebe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Cursing
Minor: Terminal illness, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual content, and Death of parent
laurxndx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Gore
olivedean's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
- 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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
lysh_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Finally finished. Not gonna lie, took a fair amount of effort to pick this one up again after reading the first two chapters but also to push through and finish it off.
The plot twist everyone says is amazing was predictable - saw it coming from the beginning of the London flashbacks. Oooh, don’t even get me started on the flashbacks. The only thing they did was confuse me and make me wanna put the book down. I know they were probably used for that exact purpose, confuse the reader so they can’t keep the plot straight and don’t see the twist coming but they killed me.
I also hate Jules. In retrospect, after having read the entirety of the book, she’s a bad person and not meant to be liked. It’d be odd if people liked her but it did make persevering through the book harder.
Mostly picked this one up because I love We Were Liars so much. Kinda wish I had left this on the shelf at the book store.
The plot twist everyone says is amazing was predictable - saw it coming from the beginning of the London flashbacks. Oooh, don’t even get me started on the flashbacks. The only thing they did was confuse me and make me wanna put the book down. I know they were probably used for that exact purpose, confuse the reader so they can’t keep the plot straight and don’t see the twist coming but they killed me.
I also hate Jules. In retrospect, after having read the entirety of the book, she’s a bad person and not meant to be liked. It’d be odd if people liked her but it did make persevering through the book harder.
Mostly picked this one up because I love We Were Liars so much. Kinda wish I had left this on the shelf at the book store.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death and Suicide