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Ese no es mi nombre by Megan Lally

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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A fast-paced YA thriller. I found it to be pretty predictable (which is saying something for me becuase I usually never guess the twists or endings).

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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mysterious tense fast-paced
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SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD

i cant even bring myself to truly be happy for madison no matter how glad i am that she's safe and no matter terrified and creeped out i was for her the entire time she was with that man, because i just feel really sorry for drew after all this. yeah, he saved another girl from a cruel fate, but jesus. boy did not deserve to suffer through being treated like the devil incarnate for a crime nobody even had real evidence of him committing, only for his mission to rescue lola to end like that.

more importantly, FUCK sheriff roane. embarrassing ass man, had his own DAUGHTER and a bunch of kids doing his job better than him just because his incompetent ass doesn't wanna be embarrassed for not making enough effort to solve this case. and after all that, he still has the audacity to take credit for drew's heroism and become a consult for the trashy netflix adaptation?? ooh he's not seeing heaven. he doesn't deserve to have a last name like chappell roan's, punyetang inutil hijo de puta! autumn sweetie im SO sorry. i'm so sorry that an ugly ass bitch like him is your dad.

RIP to miss lola, god bless madison, max and autumn, and justice for drew. i hope his sweet dads get him the help he needs and far away from that hellish town full of fake bitches!

TLDR; fun concept and premise, but disappointingly mediocre and not as twisty as i was told and i'd hoped it would be. like a predictable hoe however, i was still invested and devoured it one sitting. i even teared up a bit. overall takeaway is that the predictability didn't necessarily make it bad bc it was executed well enough (to me, at least). i just wish there was more to the story, but i still enjoyed it. solid 3 stars

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Loveable characters: Complicated
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That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally 

I didn’t think I would enjoy this as much as I did! I stayed up until 1am to finish it. Total page turner. Told in dual perspectives. The suspense was executed so well. I went into this one blindly and I’m glad I did. Fast paced. Engaging. Intense. Emotional. Captivating. Easy read. I did not guess the ending at all. In fact, I was very wrong. This is a book you can totally finish in one day. 

Amazing debut from the author! 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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