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This Book Will Bury Me: A dark and addictive thriller inspired by true crime from TikTok favourite Ashley Winstead
Ashley Winstead
3.78 AVERAGE
1.83k reviews for:
This Book Will Bury Me: A dark and addictive thriller inspired by true crime from TikTok favourite Ashley Winstead
Ashley Winstead
3.78 AVERAGE
This book had me flying through the chapters. It is a super easy to read. The idea of a group of true crime lovers solving murders together is a pretty neat concept. The online forum chats are an added bonus as well.
I loved most of the characters, especially Lightly and Mistress. They bring a good “found family” aspect to this story. You can tell they will do anything to help someone out. Jane also makes quite a few questionable choices, but it is in response to losing her dad. Her line between obsession and reality is quite blurred.
There are a few reasons why I gave it four stars. The first one being how many details she took from the actual Idaho murders. She does mention this in her author's note, but I think it was a bit too much. I also guessed the twist midway through the book. It didn’t stop me from finishing it though. Overall, I really enjoyed this book.
Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this eARC to review. All opinions are my own. This is available on March 25, 2025.
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I loved most of the characters, especially Lightly and Mistress. They bring a good “found family” aspect to this story. You can tell they will do anything to help someone out. Jane also makes quite a few questionable choices, but it is in response to losing her dad. Her line between obsession and reality is quite blurred.
There are a few reasons why I gave it four stars. The first one being how many details she took from the actual Idaho murders. She does mention this in her author's note, but I think it was a bit too much. I also guessed the twist midway through the book. It didn’t stop me from finishing it though. Overall, I really enjoyed this book.
Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this eARC to review. All opinions are my own. This is available on March 25, 2025.
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dark
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
This book is just juggling way too many things and the plot has gotten lost in between everything the character is going through.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
This was good. It was a murder mystery wrapped in true crime wrapped in a serial killer spree wrapped in a book abut the seven stages of grief. For me, the grief parts were the best written and almost more interesting than the mystery. The mystery itself was pretty easy to guess, even with all the layers. I will say that I’m iffy about using such a current case as inspiration (or rather as a copy/ paste crime). I feel like everything crime, etc. is inspiration for these kinds of books but this just felt a little too specific.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
Loveable characters:
Yes