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jpdunday's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Murder
ayuming_reads's review against another edition
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lara_bookish_turtle's review against another edition
4.0
This book was just so good!
5 deaths all linked together, it was an instant hook! It was such a great premise, and executed so well!!
It was such a clever concept and written very well!
I think it would have been better if the book was set closer to the time of the murders, the large time gap just felt kind of weird and unrealistic.
I liked that it didn't drag on though, it was very well paced!!
And the characters were all great, but I think there were a few too many, because I found it difficult to keep track of them all...
And that ending!!!! IT. BLEW. MY. MIND!!!!
But overall, I really enjoyed this, a solid read!!
5 deaths all linked together, it was an instant hook! It was such a great premise, and executed so well!!
It was such a clever concept and written very well!
I think it would have been better if the book was set closer to the time of the murders, the large time gap just felt kind of weird and unrealistic.
I liked that it didn't drag on though, it was very well paced!!
And the characters were all great, but I think there were a few too many, because I found it difficult to keep track of them all...
And that ending!!!! IT. BLEW. MY. MIND!!!!
Spoiler
At first I was disappointed, cos I was like, there were hardly any major twists. But that bit with Ginny at the end!!!!! I did not see that coming oh my goodness!!But overall, I really enjoyed this, a solid read!!
alinarecs's review against another edition
3.0
definitely riveting, but mc was quite annoying also deets on what happened to jen??? like what even also i don’t think it’s cool that ginny gets to decide who finds out about the final reveal bc that’s totally not just or in the spirit of solving murder mysteries???
abbycharpentier's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
lockmm's review against another edition
3.0
While I love thrillers, I find that it’s a widely inconsistent genre for me. While I generally like the literary, historical, and young adult fiction I read, the thrillers I pick are just all over place in quality. So I wasn’t sure what I would think when I went for a young adult thriller. And I think “...Eh, it was ok. I liked it.”
So the plot: Two cheerleaders died in a car accident, two were murdered and one committed suicide. Years later, there’s no more cheerleading squad and the sister of one of the cheerleaders is looking into what really happened.
I find thrillers hard to review in general. Did it have plot twists? Yes. Did it have a crazy ending that somehow made some kind of sense? Yes. Is it plot hole free? No. Well, having two out of three of my requirements for a great thriller is decent.
But yea, there’s a massive plot hole and it revolves around the murder of the two cheerleaders. The murderer was shot by the stepdad of the main character and the case seemed to be closed since the murderer sure made it sound like he did it. But of course, he didn’t. (If you think that’s a spoiler...have you ever read a thriller? The murderer is never the person you’re told is the murderer in the first couple of chapters. It’s like on House - it’s never lupus.) So at the end when they do find out who killed those two girls, the fact that the police killed an innocent man is never addressed. Who was this guy? Why did he imply that he did kill them?
Anyway, major plot hole aside, I liked it. 3 out of 5 stars!
So the plot: Two cheerleaders died in a car accident, two were murdered and one committed suicide. Years later, there’s no more cheerleading squad and the sister of one of the cheerleaders is looking into what really happened.
I find thrillers hard to review in general. Did it have plot twists? Yes. Did it have a crazy ending that somehow made some kind of sense? Yes. Is it plot hole free? No. Well, having two out of three of my requirements for a great thriller is decent.
But yea, there’s a massive plot hole and it revolves around the murder of the two cheerleaders. The murderer was shot by the stepdad of the main character and the case seemed to be closed since the murderer sure made it sound like he did it. But of course, he didn’t. (If you think that’s a spoiler...have you ever read a thriller? The murderer is never the person you’re told is the murderer in the first couple of chapters. It’s like on House - it’s never lupus.) So at the end when they do find out who killed those two girls, the fact that the police killed an innocent man is never addressed. Who was this guy? Why did he imply that he did kill them?
Anyway, major plot hole aside, I liked it. 3 out of 5 stars!
terremax10's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
booksareawesome123's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75