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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
You know how you look at your life and think “wow am I boring?” Those thoughts will go away and you’ll thank the universe for your uncomplicated life after reading this.
Honestly, I hated every single character. They were so SO UNLIKABLE (except Billy, love you). Jet’s family was SO UNBEARABLE. Not “ We Were Liars” level of unlikeable but getting there. I don’t think any of them liked each other. It was like every single person was drowning in grudges. This black mass of little things they’ve done over the years that was just waiting to explode and each one kept poking it, waiting to see if it would explode and then backing out of doing it because guess what? Family matters. And worse, not only were they horrible to each other, but were not good people in general.
I liked how much Holly used medical terms that were pretty accurate to what she was describing happened. However, I don't think Jet would've lasted that long with an injury like that. Weirder things have happened thou so.
Holly really managed to keep my attention with the mystery. It was very well build and organized. I think the little clues she left for the reader were very well placed and had me second guessing a lot. I sadly did figure it out before the big reveal so it wasn’t that shocking to me. Kind of predicted what would happen, but it was still very much entertaining. (It also made me realise how distrustful I am. So yeah) I would definitely recommend it, specially if you’ve enjoyed her other works.
You know how you look at your life and think “wow am I boring?” Those thoughts will go away and you’ll thank the universe for your uncomplicated life after reading this.
Honestly, I hated every single character. They were so SO UNLIKABLE (except Billy, love you). Jet’s family was SO UNBEARABLE. Not “ We Were Liars” level of unlikeable but getting there. I don’t think any of them liked each other. It was like every single person was drowning in grudges. This black mass of little things they’ve done over the years that was just waiting to explode and each one kept poking it, waiting to see if it would explode and then backing out of doing it because guess what? Family matters. And worse, not only were they horrible to each other, but were not good people in general.
I liked how much Holly used medical terms that were pretty accurate to what she was describing happened. However, I don't think Jet would've lasted that long with an injury like that. Weirder things have happened thou so.
Holly really managed to keep my attention with the mystery. It was very well build and organized. I think the little clues she left for the reader were very well placed and had me second guessing a lot. I sadly did figure it out before the big reveal so it wasn’t that shocking to me. Kind of predicted what would happen, but it was still very much entertaining. (It also made me realise how distrustful I am. So yeah) I would definitely recommend it, specially if you’ve enjoyed her other works.
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Predictable and slow it takes her 3 chapters to figure out what we figured out. It seems like Jet has the mind of a 13 year old “popular” girl, just very inconsiderate and selfish without caring who she hurts and has no sense of consequences. There’s a lot of plot holes and loose ends that aren’t tied up either.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My god. I was so excited to read this book. I can say I guessed the killer in chapter 4, I think because this book is a good girls guide to murder with cussing. The same ending. The best friends dad covering up an affair. so disappointing. And that ending! Completely unnecessarily dramatic and over the top. I do like that Holly Jackson had the nerve to actually kill Jet in the end. That surprised me. I didn’t think she would.
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness
challenging
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes