Reviews

Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis

charleshasalibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the_lyon_reads_tonight's review against another edition

The way this was written just did not grab me. There was a lot of back and forth with memories, format changes, etc. that just really kept me from engaging with the story

trapwomanistcyborgwitch's review

5.0

Sami Ellis Dead Girls Walking

kayleighb1012's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

cyndqls's review

3.5

hmmm i think temple is a really strong main character and ellis had a really good grasp on her voice and the complexities of Being A Teen, but overall the writing/story was a little more simplistic than i'd prefer. a fun quick read, though, and i'm super curious to see where ellis' career goes

itssimplykayla_'s review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

crazybookishcool's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

daniobsessivelyreads's review

4.0

This YA Horror book had me feeling all the creepy crawlies, making sure the lights were on, and checking over my shoulder. The banter in this book gave me several good chuckles.

Temple Baker is signed up to be a camp counselor at a horror fan's summer camp geared towards young women of color. The twist is that the camp is on the haunted property in the woods of Virginia that Temple's family has lived on for generations. Temple's father was arrested and confessed to killing 10 people on this property. However, Temple is convinced that her father was possessed by a demon and didn't truly commit the murders.

Temple's father has given her clues that require her to investigate the crime scenes. The only way for her to access the property without drawing attention is to attend the summer camp and sneak off when she can.

Themes and elements in this book are as follows:

obsessivenerdylady's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a very intense and dark read. The story progressively got more complicated as the history was revealed. I liked the premise a lot and it was very well written. Something didn't quite hit me right, but I can't put my finger on it. It's definitely not a book for everyone, it is definitely dark. 

fell4's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Too scary/gory for me to truly like it.