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Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

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achillespatroclus's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

amy02's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall I enjoyed this book, I thought it had a mystery that kept you guessing (though I did guess 80% of the solution including that

Chloe was the one who hurt teagan

). The characters were deeply unlikeable at times, especially Jake, but I think it made it all the more realistic. Everyone reacted like teenagers actually would. The twists were surprising but not so much that they were unbelievable. Things were set up really well, it wasn't like things just came out of nowhere. I also couldn't put this book down, but the rating is a bit on the lower side because I rate based on intuition.

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ella_mc's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

lunacl's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

4.5

cannabish's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

ipadrunner's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

🤔 hmmm… really enjoyed the reading and experience and all the twists and whatnot But i must say i did sort of predict the ending.. i feel like it started off really strong and jake’s POV certainly stayed strong throughout but jessica’s kind of dwindled… i liked the writing style and was honestly really rooting for jake, the reveal regarding his storyline made me very emotional. jessica… eh. this book kept me guessing until about the climax. good read!

andi10109's review against another edition

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4.0

This book gave me serious “I know what you did last summer” vibes paired with “Pretty little liars” and I was completely here for it! The story was fast paced and kept me hooked the whole time.