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albaaaaaa's review against another edition
4.0
Si pero no. Quiero saber más por que el final es muy bueno, pero no hay 2ª parte :,)
neeemii's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
hrewannabe's review against another edition
5.0
Not my usually style of fiction, but the blurb on the back really drew me in. Really enjoyed reading this and my sister did to!! Figuring out the baddie was a lot of fun and I enjoyed keeping track of all the little clues
zu_reviews's review against another edition
3.0
Conceptually I loved this and it was a great ride. Unfortunately, I felt who did it and why was too obvious and there wasn't enough red herrings were set up to make anyone else look suspicious. The end was... ambiguous. Maybe I just didn't get it.
meganfuhr's review against another edition
1.0
I can't even tell you anything good that happens in this book, I tried really hard to enjoy it, but found myself rolling my eyes everytime they found something out.
Also the adults are super dumb and it makes it hard to read.
Also the adults are super dumb and it makes it hard to read.
trainerh15's review
4.0
I appreciated the character with they/them pronouns never having to come out. Lia is a bit annoying. Ending is pretty intense. A lil romance. Overall pretty decent read.
sweetreads111's review against another edition
2.0
could do with a better title…
i was actually pleasantly surprised that this was actually sort of a story since i haphazardly picked it up from five below.
the characters are underbaked and underdeveloped. i felt little to no connections to the characters. but that’s not really something i am worried about.
ass. this was pretty bad.
lia kept walking into situations where she would be the suspect. AND SHE CONTINUED TO DO SO. i’m not sensing one ounce of common sense.
why wouldn’t you cancel or ban the game if literal classmates are getting MURDERED? it’s not that deep.
bottom line: the execution was sloppy. the pacing was wack. i dislike all of the characters. needed more time in the oven.
i was actually pleasantly surprised that this was actually sort of a story since i haphazardly picked it up from five below.
the characters are underbaked and underdeveloped. i felt little to no connections to the characters. but that’s not really something i am worried about.
ass. this was pretty bad.
lia kept walking into situations where she would be the suspect. AND SHE CONTINUED TO DO SO. i’m not sensing one ounce of common sense.
why wouldn’t you cancel or ban the game if literal classmates are getting MURDERED? it’s not that deep.
bottom line: the execution was sloppy. the pacing was wack. i dislike all of the characters. needed more time in the oven.
lookingforamandaa's review against another edition
3.0
Big thanks to NetGalley for providing me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I don’t know why, but I almost never actually pick up mystery/thrillers even though when I do, I usually love them. I did enjoy this book. The story follows Lia as she’s in her senior year and the thing she’s been looking forward to since she was a freshman is finally happening. Every year, the senior class plays a game called Assassins. Long story short, it’s manhunt, but with water guns and over a really long period of time. I liked this book I think because it is everything I would have wanted for my senior year. I loved that Lia was so excited about the game. I also really loved that she had her plan so well organized. Lia was an interesting character. She has pretty shitty parents and doesn’t really know what she’s doing after high school, so Assassins is basically the only thing she’s looking forward to. So, when her classmates start dying for real, she’s shaken.
I really liked the cast of characters. Lia’s best friend Gem is not binary with they/them pronouns. I loved Gem. They were so supportive of Lia and being Lia’s best friend really knew what she needed and when. Gem was literally a Gem. They had a crush on their teammate’s sister, May. I loved the little bits and pieces we get of this romance. Then there’s the romance between Lia and her teammate, Devon. I mostly liked the romance, but honestly, I was more invested in Gem and May.
Now, the mystery. I totally figured out who the killer was a little over halfway through the book. But there were two people on my suspect list. One was the killer and the other would have been a great freaking twist had they been the killer. My only issue with the mystery was that the killer’s motivations felt off to me. They literally killed three people and tried to kill two more, over something really insignificant in the bigger picture.
Overall, this was a fun and quick read. I loved the concept and mostly enjoyed the execution. I think I have issues with YA thrillers because I always seem to be able to guess the killer or end result, but that never happens with adult thrillers. This was definitely a fun story though, so check it out!
I really liked the cast of characters. Lia’s best friend Gem is not binary with they/them pronouns. I loved Gem. They were so supportive of Lia and being Lia’s best friend really knew what she needed and when. Gem was literally a Gem. They had a crush on their teammate’s sister, May. I loved the little bits and pieces we get of this romance. Then there’s the romance between Lia and her teammate, Devon. I mostly liked the romance, but honestly, I was more invested in Gem and May.
Now, the mystery. I totally figured out who the killer was a little over halfway through the book. But there were two people on my suspect list. One was the killer and the other would have been a great freaking twist had they been the killer. My only issue with the mystery was that the killer’s motivations felt off to me. They literally killed three people and tried to kill two more, over something really insignificant in the bigger picture.
Overall, this was a fun and quick read. I loved the concept and mostly enjoyed the execution. I think I have issues with YA thrillers because I always seem to be able to guess the killer or end result, but that never happens with adult thrillers. This was definitely a fun story though, so check it out!
emilie_rose's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun murder mystery. It was an easy read and kept me entertained the whole time. I thought that the answer to the murder mystery was a little easy to realize. I do like that I was able to guess, as that means that the author did put enough foreshadowing in her book to make the payoff worth it, but I thought that there could have been a little more misdirection to make the answer not quite as easy to guess.
All in all, a fun mystery. Since the ending seemed to lead towards their being another possibly, I do hope there is and I would like to read it.
This ARC was given to me for a fair review by Netgalley and the publisher.
All in all, a fun mystery. Since the ending seemed to lead towards their being another possibly, I do hope there is and I would like to read it.
This ARC was given to me for a fair review by Netgalley and the publisher.