Reviews with content warning for Blood - The Reappearance of Rachel Price

honestly kind of a letdown. I love GGG and 5 Survive because of their pacing and twisty stories, but this book had me re-reading passages and going back pages to try and find context I missed because it felt like the story was jumping around SO much during the middle portion. Yes, I still loved the twists, and yes the ending had my jaw on the floor... But again, I had to re-read everything to understand the twists,

because of how wedged they were between Bel's, honestly, unfounded distrust in Rachel when she first reappeared.

And the ending felt unfinished. Half thought over, yet fully understandable.
I'm super conflicted, my heart likes this book, but my head just can't stop being nitpicky.

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mollyb13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I loved the mystery and way the book was going through the first 2/3, thinking it was up there in 4.5 star range. However, the last 1/3 of the book became a bit toooooo wild with all the twists and secrets & went into completely unbelievable terrain (even for a story like this) in my opinion. There was also no reason for this book to be 430 pages - there was so much repetition throughout that they could have easily cut 75 pages from the book. Still had fun reading, but after AGGGTM #3 and now this one letting me down I might be done with Holly Jackson.. If you liked A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, you will still probably have a good time reading this one, but it certainly doesn't stack up to AGGGTM #1/#2 in my opinion.

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just_klaudia's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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thevanessa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Pulled me out of a reading slump! It’s been a while that I’ve stayed up reading because I couldn’t put it down. I loved it a lot, but I won’t lie when I say, the ending gave me As Good As Dead vibes, as in, things were a little too unbelievable😅 other than that, I already want to read it again now that I know how everything played out; read with a new perspective. In conclusion, I love Holly Jackson, and already can’t wait for a new book🖤

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theoceanrose's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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siennaflynn's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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