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I'm honestly not even sure how I feel about this book. There are elements of the plot that just don't add up for me, but I will say I stayed intrigued the whole time.

joriep4's review against another edition

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3.5

The main narrator is a bit too unreliable for me. But still given that fact, liked it a lot.

csnurr's review against another edition

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Leaving unrated because it was a DNF but this book was so slow that it felt like I read a full book instead of 130ish pages.

bringmybooks's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-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

2.75

~~Bring~~ | ✨Borrow✨ | ~~Bypass~~

Thank you to NetGalley, Minotaur Books, & St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.

Notes: When I first pulled this one up (writing a review in May for a book I read in February, WHY), I legitimately could not have told you a single thing about this book - but then I read the synopsis and it all came back to me, so I would say that's a good thing. The end felt a little anti-climactic, but that could also be because I was reading to finish from about 75% on - the pacing and the dialogue is really where this one lost me. The characters did not feel like people that knew one another in any real ways, and the twists felt more like GOTCHAS than they did twists that had been alluded to and were just waiting for you to flip the page. I'm not sure exactly how to explain it, it just didn't hit the way I wanted it to. (But THAT TITLE AND THAT COVER, SO PRETTY)

Overall Rating: ★★★ / 2.75

Rating each element of the book out of 5★
Atmosphere ★★★
Writing ★★★
Plot ★★
Intrigue ★★★
Logic ★★★
Enjoyment ★★
Pacing ★★
Dialogue ★★

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it

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hela_reads's review against another edition

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mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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