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hayleythegoose's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Racism, Classism, Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Racial slurs
marianneiriss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Murder, Cursing, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Classism, Toxic friendship, Torture, Racism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexism
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The thing that bothered me the most was the author's constant use of movie references in order to describe what was going on in a scene. Not only was it excessive, with a movie reference often on every other page, but it also felt lazy, as instead of actually describing the scene and immersing the reader in the book, the author instead just referenced a movie and moved on.
Another thing that I really did like was how Greer calls herself a feminist, which is fantastic, but then says things like "I'm letting down feminism because I worried about what to wear" or "feminism stood a step backward because the first thing I thought when I saw him was that he was hot.". This is just so frustrating to read because this is NOT what feminism is since feminism doesn't care if you think someone is hot or if you care about what you wear. There's nothing wrong with that and that sort of language goes against the fundamental beliefs of feminism. Feminism is about equality for all, and the fact that the author implies that caring about how you look means you're not a feminist is concerning to say the least.
Overall, although I really liked the plot and concept of the story, it was just poorly executed and not very well written.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, and Suicide
Moderate: Racism and Alcoholism
Minor: Racial slurs
jmullins21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Suicide
Moderate: Gaslighting and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
I did not like this book. It tried to be at YA Secret History but fell short immensely… It was even worse than the Maidens in my opinion which also tried to do the same thing. The plot was predictable and has been done many times before, and the author tried too hard to use lots of mythological references but every instance just seemed like it was trying but failing to be pretentious. Lots of information was given that was just not followed through on or referenced every again. If you want a YA mystery, read the Gallagher Girls series… it is everything this series tries to be and actually succeeds at at being mysterious, pretentious, and funny at the same time.amandasharabooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.0
However, a tense and surprising read. I did enjoy it. It was very YA, but good to be back in a boarding school setting. Not been there since reading a Jacqueline Wilson book. Very eerie at times. Held your interest. My favourite parts were film references. They made me chuckle.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Racism, and Racial slurs