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By the Time You Read This I'll Be Gone by Stephanie Kuehn

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jessidee's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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1.0

Nope. This was the most disjointed, convoluted book ever. Pick a plot. There were too many storylines with sub-storylines with even more storylines that made no sense:

1. A murder mystery from the 80s (how this is solved was so nonchalant and impractical and was such a throwaway that I am still trying to understand why so much emphasis was on this case from the beginning. 40% in the book it is solved.)
2. an abused best friend that is missing
3. a rich kid treasure hunt (??? the main character doesn't go to this school and these rich kids pop in and out of the story so frequently why is this even a thing in the book!?)
4. current missing kids
5. an evil Homeowners Association

and somehow the author flimsily tied them all together. It was so far-fetched that even in the world of fiction I could not suspend my disbelief.

Jeez. It was all over the place. And on top of all that we have a main character that was wishy-washy and just as confusing as the story.

{rant} How dare ya'll even compare this to the fabulous book [b:Sadie|34810320|Sadie|Courtney Summers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556559178l/34810320._SY75_.jpg|56026767]{endrant}

Nope nope nope.

Also, this connection to Jessica Fletcher (great-aunt...sure) was extremely thin and made no sense at all nor had any bearing on the story other than to try to ride on the popularity of the book and tv series.