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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
only putting this version down as read because the other one won’t let me count it towards my reading challenge
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:
Yes
Liked the mystery and the plot twist was interesting (feel a bit stupid that I didnt see it coming). Wrote my predictions down every time I had one and they were all wrong lol. Writing style wasn't the best but was pretty enjoyable, although I don't think it was remarkable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Suicide
I enjoyed the characters, plot and the overall mystery.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia
Teenage drinking, forced outing
medium-paced
Somehow, it didn't take me long to read this, maybe because I couldn't actually wait to finish it. Not in a bad way necessarily; this novel had quite a few twists and turns, keeping a reader glued, really, if only if wasn't so easy to guess the whole plot, and characters. The story, including the characters, are so so so predictable, and I don't know another way to say it... basic? Stereotypical. I feel as though I have read this story many times before.
In another light, I think the author was trying to take this approach, or so I thought when I started reading, I couldn't believe it, very cliché. If McManus was/is trying to take this approach, I have no idea why, especially in the time she wrote them, which was only a few years ago. Certainly, this type of mystery novel, with the characters, plot, and twist ending 'no one' could predict has been around for far longer. I don't get it, but perhaps McManus' writing is not for me. I will not be pursuing her other books., or the sequel for this one.
In another light, I think the author was trying to take this approach, or so I thought when I started reading, I couldn't believe it, very cliché. If McManus was/is trying to take this approach, I have no idea why, especially in the time she wrote them, which was only a few years ago. Certainly, this type of mystery novel, with the characters, plot, and twist ending 'no one' could predict has been around for far longer. I don't get it, but perhaps McManus' writing is not for me. I will not be pursuing her other books., or the sequel for this one.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced