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thriller_buffet's review against another edition
2.0
1.5/5 to be precise!
The book starts off with Daphne a plus-sized young lady who had struggled all her life with her weight and how she lost contact with her BF Drue in high school. Part one was full of throwbacks which felt confusing and boring.
I thought the book's main message was fat shaming and self image issues among young women (who in this book were stuck mostly in their adolescence and didn't seem to mature enough!).
Suddenly it take a whole different direction when her childhood friend gets murdered. And how the social media influencer got determined to solve the case.
My issues with the murder is that it was very superficial and all the people involved (including Daphne) where superficial empty headed mostly social media influencers who I really didn't care for or feel quite empathetic with.
Besides what happened to the murderer of Nick's mom??? I thought Mr. Cavaneugh was the one who did it and somewhat the murder of his daughter was a way to get back at him or at least connected in a twisted way to Drue's murder.
To me the novel felt disconnected like two different books in one and the twists were not twists at all. It was obvious that Nick was Drue's half brother (surprise surprise!!)
The book starts off with Daphne a plus-sized young lady who had struggled all her life with her weight and how she lost contact with her BF Drue in high school. Part one was full of throwbacks which felt confusing and boring.
I thought the book's main message was fat shaming and self image issues among young women (who in this book were stuck mostly in their adolescence and didn't seem to mature enough!).
Suddenly it take a whole different direction when her childhood friend gets murdered. And how the social media influencer got determined to solve the case.
My issues with the murder is that it was very superficial and all the people involved (including Daphne) where superficial empty headed mostly social media influencers who I really didn't care for or feel quite empathetic with.
Besides what happened to the murderer of Nick's mom??? I thought Mr. Cavaneugh was the one who did it and somewhat the murder of his daughter was a way to get back at him or at least connected in a twisted way to Drue's murder.
To me the novel felt disconnected like two different books in one and the twists were not twists at all. It was obvious that Nick was Drue's half brother (surprise surprise!!)
rovwade's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
fgeary's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Murder
lclately's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
3.5
emilypendleton's review against another edition
3.0
This book surprised me in a mostly very good way! Rounding down from 3.5 stars
stepharina's review
4.0
A quick perfect summer read! Started this last night at the campground I am at this weekend and enjoyed listening on my walks for exercise and for lounging at the campsite! Had a twist I wasn’t expecting and I enjoyed it!
wordsbetweenlines's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Okay this has a lot going on. A rich ex friend. A wedding. A reality show aside. A murder. Influencers. Body positivity. Fake relationships. Fake identities. And more.
It just had so much going on I was like is this all in one book? It is. It was too much going for me to really feel invested in the story.
pugreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75