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berlylovestoread's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
I am a Weiner fan. This one was not what I expected not having read much about it. I didn't realize there would be a "mystery". Gave it an extra level. I also liked the social media aspect - good & bad.
moco71's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining light read about an instagram influencer who reunites with her high school friend in time for her wedding and winds up in the middle of a murder mystery.
wondernikel's review against another edition
1.0
Seriously...this book is like reading everything I want to get away from...fat shaming, shitty friendships and social media...no thank you...I don't like seeing it or reading it...
velma's review against another edition
slow-paced
4.0
A story about complicated female friendships, forgiveness, and the blinding desire for revenge.
While the story is fun to read and the twist was unexpected, this book had too much going on for me. I usually love the depth of characters in Jennifer Weiners books, but this one had just a few too many people to keep track of. I didn’t read the synopsis, so I was surprised by the twist and enjoyed it a lot. I usually love Weiner’s books because they’re not cringe love-stories with terrible or whiny dialogue, but this one started to get just a tiny bit cringe at the end. Still a great easy read for when you need a break from deep literary fiction.
While the story is fun to read and the twist was unexpected, this book had too much going on for me. I usually love the depth of characters in Jennifer Weiners books, but this one had just a few too many people to keep track of. I didn’t read the synopsis, so I was surprised by the twist and enjoyed it a lot. I usually love Weiner’s books because they’re not cringe love-stories with terrible or whiny dialogue, but this one started to get just a tiny bit cringe at the end. Still a great easy read for when you need a break from deep literary fiction.
sopharoch's review against another edition
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
thriller_buffet's review against another edition
2.0
1.5/5 to be precise!
The book starts off with Daphne a plus-sized young lady who had struggled all her life with her weight and how she lost contact with her BF Drue in high school. Part one was full of throwbacks which felt confusing and boring.
I thought the book's main message was fat shaming and self image issues among young women (who in this book were stuck mostly in their adolescence and didn't seem to mature enough!).
Suddenly it take a whole different direction when her childhood friend gets murdered. And how the social media influencer got determined to solve the case.
My issues with the murder is that it was very superficial and all the people involved (including Daphne) where superficial empty headed mostly social media influencers who I really didn't care for or feel quite empathetic with.
Besides what happened to the murderer of Nick's mom??? I thought Mr. Cavaneugh was the one who did it and somewhat the murder of his daughter was a way to get back at him or at least connected in a twisted way to Drue's murder.
To me the novel felt disconnected like two different books in one and the twists were not twists at all. It was obvious that Nick was Drue's half brother (surprise surprise!!)
The book starts off with Daphne a plus-sized young lady who had struggled all her life with her weight and how she lost contact with her BF Drue in high school. Part one was full of throwbacks which felt confusing and boring.
I thought the book's main message was fat shaming and self image issues among young women (who in this book were stuck mostly in their adolescence and didn't seem to mature enough!).
Suddenly it take a whole different direction when her childhood friend gets murdered. And how the social media influencer got determined to solve the case.
My issues with the murder is that it was very superficial and all the people involved (including Daphne) where superficial empty headed mostly social media influencers who I really didn't care for or feel quite empathetic with.
Besides what happened to the murderer of Nick's mom??? I thought Mr. Cavaneugh was the one who did it and somewhat the murder of his daughter was a way to get back at him or at least connected in a twisted way to Drue's murder.
To me the novel felt disconnected like two different books in one and the twists were not twists at all. It was obvious that Nick was Drue's half brother (surprise surprise!!)
rovwade's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
fgeary's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Murder