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stutzmaa14's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
dkamada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Additional trigger warning:
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Dementia, and Death of parent
weirdemosrus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming and Eating disorder
resident27ray's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Self harm, Kidnapping, and Car accident
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Pip decides to investigate the closed murder case of local teenager Andie Bell as part of her senior capstone project.
This isn’t a bad book. It probably doesn’t bode well that I have to preface my review that way, but so be it. I have a lot of friends who have really enjoyed this one, and I think the positives are there: it’s pretty fast-paced with short chapters, there are some fun twists, and the signposting for readers to figure out the mystery is mostly there. It’s predictable, but *mostly* the fun kind of predictable where you can guess what’s coming and feel like a detective.
That said, there’s a major incident about two-thirds of the way through that lost me entirely because of how unnecessarily gruesome, cruel, and triggering it was, and to be honest it ruined the book for me. I also felt like towards the ending there was a lot of emotional manipulation—the book got VERY dark (particularly for a YA thriller!) and not in a way that served the plot (in my opinion).
Finally, I’ll be honest: I didn’t like the FMC, Pip, and honestly found her pretty insufferable throughout. I did love Ravi, but he was pretty much the only good character, and didn’t get nearly enough page time.
Overall, I’ll probably continue the series because of who I am as a person, but this book was, as I believe the kids say, mid.
CW: Murder/death/violence; animal death; sexual assault/statutory rape; death of parent; emotional abuse; mentions of suicide; drug use; racism
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
ro_lux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
jazlynenns'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Self harm, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship
melaniegrace91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
jellie_bean520's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
After countless recommendations, I decided to pick up the book again, knowing what to expect. This book is less of a thriller but more of an investigation into a mystery. Pippa interviews countless people and has a journal with information. She creates a “murder board” and connects the dots.
I think some people might think this is boring or “slow paced” because it’s basically a series of investigations and only starts to make sense near the end (in Part 3). I definitely did the first time I read this, but when I re-read it, I enjoyed the interviews and investigations.
Some plot twists were pretty predictable while others surprised me. The ending wrapped up nicely and it made sense.
The characters all felt really well developed and had a distinct personality and clear intentions. The ones in the wrong
I would definitely recommend for people who like a lighthearted murder mysteries and police investigations (lighthearted compared to other thrillers). It also has a side romance between Pippa and Ravi, but it’s definitely not focused on that.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Rape
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent