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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow this was not at all what I was expecting. I enjoyed the different perspectives telling a full story and how the events transpired. Is this considered a psychological thriller?
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Murder, Abandonment
dark
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I picked this up expecting a fast-paced thriller (some people called this horror but it’s a stretch). What I got was a quiet, simmering tale of revenge that creeps under your skin and stays there.
Each chapter is a new confession, told from a different point of view (students, parents, friends) all circling around one terrible act. And with every new voice, the story shifts. Not just the facts, but the emotions. The motivations. The blame.
It’s not just about what happened. It’s about why people do the things they do. How guilt festers. How grief turns sharp. How revenge can look elegant, even gentle…until it isn’t.
Kanae Minato writes with a calm, cold precision that makes the final twist feel like a slap in silk gloves.
I didn’t see it coming.
A haunting read I’ll be thinking about for a long time.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay where do I even begin?
At first it was very hard to read this book. I’m not used to reading monologues like this one and it took me a minute to really get into it. Of course, I’ve never been the one to give up on a book and so I took my time never giving up on it. I am pleased to say that I’m glad I stuck to it.
The teachers monologue in the beginning was very slow, but the more she talked the deeper it got. Once I got to a certain revelation in the book, everything started getting interesting and more twisted. Just when you got shocked by one thing, another revelation was sprinting past you.
What I liked most about the story was the different points of view I got to read for each character. Everyone involved in the initial incident had something to say and to be honest, it had me gripping for more.
I can’t tell you who’s got the most psychological dysfunction, you would have to read for yourself and tell me.
At first it was very hard to read this book. I’m not used to reading monologues like this one and it took me a minute to really get into it. Of course, I’ve never been the one to give up on a book and so I took my time never giving up on it. I am pleased to say that I’m glad I stuck to it.
The teachers monologue in the beginning was very slow, but the more she talked the deeper it got. Once I got to a certain revelation in the book, everything started getting interesting and more twisted. Just when you got shocked by one thing, another revelation was sprinting past you.
What I liked most about the story was the different points of view I got to read for each character. Everyone involved in the initial incident had something to say and to be honest, it had me gripping for more.
I can’t tell you who’s got the most psychological dysfunction, you would have to read for yourself and tell me.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes