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A sad book about looking for the murderer of a teen boy. Surprise! It was everyone, and no one. The cover gives away the ending. It's reminiscent of The Lovely Bones, without being necessarily convicting. I didn't feel for the characters.

estebe's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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5.0

A heartfelt story about a murdered boy and a girl, who didn’t know him, but feels compelled to find out what happened. Todd was found dead in a park and his ghost is hovering nearby watching as investigators try to solve his probable homicide. Georgia is a girl who feels a connection with this boy she didn’t know and decided to run her own investigation.

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2.0

I just wasn't feeling this one. It wasn't bad and I wanted to know how it ended. But it was okay for me.

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3.75

jesus that was grim. i feel like it really could have benefitted from being longer, but it was an interesting novel because really no one wins. however, I felt like as a reader I didn't really have any stakes in the game because it was too short. I liked the narrative style difference between Todd and Georgia (3rd person vs 1st). It gives you the feeling that Todd's Spirit, his Essence, his Being is already gone.

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content warning for minor/adult relationship is because one is assumed, however it does NOT actually happen. it is a false assumption made by others. murder is criminally negligent manslaughter and not a hate crime

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wrenl's review against another edition

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sad fast-paced

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

1.5

As someone who reads a lot of thrillers and mysteries, I’d like to think I have good taste when it comes to that genre. And this book isn’t a very good mystery. There isn’t a lot of intrigue or suspense. And I don’t really care about any of the characters, especially Georgia. Georgia feels like a bratty teen girl in a way that grated on my nerves. Partly due to the writing style with its all caps. I felt disconnected to this book. If it was longer and dwelled more on character motivation and leaned into the average citizen solves a mystery aspect more, it might have been more compelling, but it rushes through its plot in a scant 200+ pages, making it way too fast to care about anything happening.

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bea_reads_books's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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