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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
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
challenging
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
mysterious
medium-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
I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to admit that sometimes they’re just assholes who screw up because they don’t expect to get caught.
WHAT A WILD RIDE.
At each characters introduction I was SURE I was going to hate this book. Cliché after cliché accompanied the first 4o pages or so, but then something happened. I started to actually care for these people?? Not saying they are terrible people, but the amount of indifference I had at the beginning is something I expected to feel during the whole book. It's not often that I feel unattached to characters, but when it happens it usually sticks.
However, the amount of CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT needs to be applauded. Addy, Bronwyn, Cooper and Nate are my children and I must protect them all.
I'll admit the writing wasn't the best I've ever read, but I got used to it and don't have any major complaints.
Happy to say I am looking forward to the sequel and any other books written by Karen M. McManus.
Also, major props to that ending/epilogue for
Spoiler
not only not having Nate and Bronwyn end up together right awaySpoiler
not having Bronwyn cheat on Evan when Nate apologizes/confesses his feelings.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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
It's been a while since I read a crime - mystery. And I quite enjoyed it. The narrative was gripping with suspects as narrators. There were red herrings as well as actual clues scattered artfully through out.
It was an engaging read.
It was an engaging read.