Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.25 AVERAGE
3.25 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m usually pretty good at just taking in a book for what it gives me: I follow the plot, I avoid worrying about what I think *should* happen, and I enjoy the journey. But this one did have me making some guesses, and I was only wrong about the culprit twice! (I really don’t make a big effort on guessing endings, lol). I’m giving four stars because of the editing flaws. I loved the story, the characters, and the pace, but sometimes the mistakes took me out of the experience because I wasn’t sure about the exact meaning of a sentence or phrase.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
sad
tense
fast-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This book sucked and I’m mad. I was so excited about this one but it was almost nothing like the back cover toted. I was really hoping for something similar in vibes to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and instead I got a super boring book with not a lot that actually happens? Half of the book could have been taken out. I am reading this book for murder, suspense, drama—but instead, half the book is just about the main character and her trauma from her parents divorce. Like, I could have done without literally any of that. There are pages-long internal monologues about one childhood trauma or another that don’t actually fuel the story along at all. While I do love to see LGBTQ rep in a YA book, I feel like this book was trying way too hard to be too many things and didn’t nail any of them.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, Classism
Minor: Biphobia, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia