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adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Maybe I was less impressed because I guessed the ending? I’ve seen a lot of hype but don’t get it. The ride was okay but found it predictable about halfway through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping
Minor: Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Gore, Violence, Blood
dark
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Child death, Murder
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
This is one of those books where because of the title and synopsis you know that "Mary" is not her name, but you don't know what her name is and you don't exactly know what's going on especially when the viewpoint of Drew is part of the narrative. The author creates dread to the point where you can't put the book down because you want to figure it out. I enjoyed the characters. Drew and "Mary" are strong-willed, "Mary's Father" is so creepy, and I felt that Drew's friends added the appropriate amount of comedic relief. I do think that some of this premise required me to suspend my belief. I feel like a lot of this book would have fallen through if it were a movie or show because visually it'd be easy to figure out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
That... was not the ending I was expecting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Stalking
Minor: Car accident
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Surprisingly dark and creepy for a YA novel.
The writing was decent, although the pace dragged a bit towards the middle. The characters weren't painfully immature like they sometimes are in YA fiction.
The ending was unexpected and I really appreciated that.Even though the story ended on a sad note, I got a sense of closure and felt like healing for the characters would be possible with time.
The writing was decent, although the pace dragged a bit towards the middle. The characters weren't painfully immature like they sometimes are in YA fiction.
The ending was unexpected and I really appreciated that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder