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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
A page-turner to say the least. Lola, a 17 year old that ends up missing from small town, Washington City. Her boyfriend, Drew, is the main and only suspect. However, he KNOWs he didn't do anything to hurt her. So, to prove his innocence he begins looking into her disappearance. It turns out to be more than he bargained for, and twisty turns that are expected, but not what you would think!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Car accident
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief
Moderate: Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Car accident
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
HANG IN THERE. PLEASE. ITS WORTH IT I PROMISE. I was fussy with this book until the last 100 pages because I really felt like it was going somewhere. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. This had me both yelling and crying by the end. Great for readers who like to be dangled by the what if and the what will happen. Great for readers who like vigilante justice. Great for readers who like "realism" with regard to hard life situations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Child death
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder
Minor: Religious bigotry, Stalking
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
The story felt slow to progress. I enjoyed that the author didn't go with the obvious route when it got to the plot twist. Just wish it was a bit more entertaining, very interesting switching character perspective just felt like it was never the right time to move on. I think the story should have just ended after the reveal, continuing afterwards just felt kind of forced, like the author wasnt sure how to end so they took the story back to where it started and just had them talk their way into the end of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping
Minor: Child death
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Child death
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
.25 off because there is a difference between a good plot twist and betraying your audiences trust for shock value. However this author does toe the line by making it up after the fact with the ending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail