Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman

10 reviews

heyitsseph's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I loved how the author wrote the whole story . The book it’s about an elite / exclusive group where they get chose from freshman year to become THE PLAYERS from senior class. One of the main characters Shelia was killed everyone think her boyfriend did it . Jill wants to make her senior the best this year will be different, as they try to move on from Shells death.  Now that jill and her friends are seniors . Jill wants  to to find out who killed her best friend . Jill had to go through a lot to find out actually killed Sheila. It was a shocking surprise it emotional. Imagine find out who killed your best friend was someone close to you. You never even knew it. There is little bit a spicy and romance in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Body horror, and Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

If you like to read a mystery/thriller book with mix of romance , and some shocking clues then this is the book for you. I enjoyed reading this book.

maggie_hamel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Medical content, Grief, and Drug use

bookybecka's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

smidges's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I really did not like this book, I wasn’t interested until like 75% of the way through I should have just dnf’d it. The book also had some weird shit about lesbians and same sex couples as on page 42 “My eyes move back to the deck where two female undies kiss on a lounge chair by the pool while a group of guys cheer them on, holding their phones up to document.” I feel like the book cold have 100% gone without things like that. It’s just gross. Also people being hazed by having to make out with a person of the same sex just seems wrong and could have not happened in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Rape, Murder, and Lesbophobia

phoebe_erh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While I at first found the characters way too unlikable and annoyingly privelliged, as the book progressed and their flaws became highlighted I found it a great read. I had some difficulty distinguishing some of the players but eventually got used to having so many characters. the beginning is a bit weak due to how annoying they were before they encountered difficulty and how weird their school and traditions are as a non American, but it is worth holding on past this for the pay off of the book overall.

having Adam as the killer despite many potential suspects and also his closeness to Jill made the twist even more intense. i also loved the self awareness to make it that what effectively killed Shaila was the power that came with being a player and how Adam’s self entitlement as a result of this made it easier for him to become cruel and manipulative in a way that was unimaginable.  Also having an ending other than them disbanding the players would have been really frustrating so the ending really rounded the book out. </spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Car accident

amyluck's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Vomit, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Grief

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Vomit, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual violence and Adult/minor relationship

theromanticace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Grief, Vomit, Sexual violence, Cursing, Infidelity, and Sexism

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Why is it always the private schools in the North east?? Rich people are crazy. I really enjoyed this book and honestly was inspired to write a little based on its plot, and shocking applicability to my hometown. The plot twist is predictable, but when the twist is done well that's never a bad thing. I found out by chance that Sydney Sweeney will be starring in and producing an adaptation through this app actually and I'm so excited. I don't know if everything is confirmed yet, but I hope they host an open call. Speaking of the cast Halsey is going to be in it and I bet she'll play Rachel, to be frank she looks wayyy too old to play a teenager. I was unable to put this book down and finished it in one day, at 1 am on a school night to be specific, so I cannot recommend it more. I just know these kids listen to a shit ton of Kanye.

Songs: 

• Heartless - Kanye
• National Anthem - Lana Del Rey 
• Royals - Lorde

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pedophilia

haleyreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Bullying, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship