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saladcat743's review against another edition
4.0
At first, this wasn't my type of book. But, the more I kept reading it the more I liked it. The topics it brought up needed to be talked about more. Some of the things they were talking about, I've thought myself a few times. Like systematic racism, and skin color treated like a weapon. The plot was eh. There was a lot of stuff there that shouldn't have been. Like being on TV isn't realistic. Founded by slave "funders" like c'mon now. It brought up some good topics, but it wasn't realistic. It's like they were fighting money and privellge with money and privellge. The only reason they got justice was because he posted a tweet. When the supporters (idk what to call them) broke in it felt so random. Like no mention of a plan, no mention of anything. They just knew when to break in and kill everyone. No one is questioning why Terrell is going through Devons messages. I understand If he was his boyfriend and he wanted to know who he's talking to, but man thats your friend. This whole Aces operation was downright creepy.
islaaaa's review against another edition
5.0
This book was absolutely incredible. It was dark, gritty, thought-provoking, ugly and beautiful all at the same time. I cannot express just how intelligent and amazing this book was, and the ending was perfect for the characters!
lj_lef's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
shubooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Forced institutionalization
lilian_456's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
annahill888's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Car accident, Outing, Homophobia, and Classism
alaris's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
leolikestoread's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
This was my first thriller book, and let me tell you, I was very amused!
If you like gossip girl, this book is defenetly for you.
In this book, the only two dark skinned students from a predominantly white and fancy high school start being targets of messages (gossip girl style). These messages expose the darkest secrets these two students have.. And throughout the book these messages start getting more aggressive and eventually they start being targets of physical attacks as well. These two students need to come together, despite their differences, and try to stop their attacker (or attackers).
One of the things I loved the most about the book was the background that the main characters had. Although they shared the same skin color, they were from extremely different realities. The male protagonist was from a poor neighborhood and the female protagonist was a rich girl, and it was curious to see how neither of them belonged to that fancy school. I also loved that a lot of characters are queer, including the main characters!
I could not put this book down, specially throughout the second half of it. The author was constantly giving contradicting evidence, and in every chapter I started suspecting new people! And honestly I was not expecting what ended up happening (at all). It is a very easy to read book actually, and I´m sure most people would enjoy it!
"Ma always told me to dream, though, that the sky was the limit. I'm scared to dream too high, in case I end up falling flat on my face. But I still do it.
It hurts to dream, but I dream regardless."
Tw: Hate crimes, slurs, violence, mentions of sexual assault, drugs, street crime/violence
Minor spoilers now!
At first I got a little confused, because the attacker(s) seamed to be doing all of that (the messages, attacks, exposure) just because of their skin color, but later in the book we get to know that the students from the school went to these summer camps that are quite literally a cult against people of color. I feel like the author could have used the word "cult" to describe it.
This was my first thriller book, and let me tell you, I was very amused!
If you like gossip girl, this book is defenetly for you.
In this book, the only two dark skinned students from a predominantly white and fancy high school start being targets of messages (gossip girl style). These messages expose the darkest secrets these two students have.. And throughout the book these messages start getting more aggressive and eventually they start being targets of physical attacks as well. These two students need to come together, despite their differences, and try to stop their attacker (or attackers).
One of the things I loved the most about the book was the background that the main characters had. Although they shared the same skin color, they were from extremely different realities. The male protagonist was from a poor neighborhood and the female protagonist was a rich girl, and it was curious to see how neither of them belonged to that fancy school. I also loved that a lot of characters are queer, including the main characters!
I could not put this book down, specially throughout the second half of it. The author was constantly giving contradicting evidence, and in every chapter I started suspecting new people! And honestly I was not expecting what ended up happening (at all). It is a very easy to read book actually, and I´m sure most people would enjoy it!
"Ma always told me to dream, though, that the sky was the limit. I'm scared to dream too high, in case I end up falling flat on my face. But I still do it.
It hurts to dream, but I dream regardless."
Tw: Hate crimes, slurs, violence, mentions of sexual assault, drugs, street crime/violence
Minor spoilers now!
At first I got a little confused, because the attacker(s) seamed to be doing all of that (the messages, attacks, exposure) just because of their skin color, but later in the book we get to know that the students from the school went to these summer camps that are quite literally a cult against people of color. I feel like the author could have used the word "cult" to describe it.
uniquelymace's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
i8alizz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75