Reviews with content warning for Rape - Unter Verrätern

this book was certainly not as good as the first book in the series, a study in charlotte, but i still really enjoyed it!! one of my favorite things about it was the different settings!! they were all so cool and set such a perfect vibe! i was also really fond of the whole art forgery aspect being a person who likes art history. just like the first book, it was super engaging and addicting especially with all of the usual cleverness and wittiness :)

one thing that i didn't like though was how confusing the plot was at times. thinking back now having read this book a little while ago, i'm struggling to remember a whole lot of the major plot events. i think this is partially due to the fact that i didn't fully understand everything the first time. the ending especially confused me, but i'm really hoping that the next book with clear some things up. there also felt like there were just so so many characters to keep track of too which also make it difficult at times. despite, these few qualms, i am still eager to read the next book in the series, the case for jamie, (hopefully) sometime soon!!

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teagan105's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

this book was fun but also a little confusing and i’m kind of lost on the ending but also i get it? and charlotte is such a self destructive disaster but i love her so much

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lyla_wicks's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

although i was very invested in charlotte and jamie’s relationship developing, i found that it got too toxic for me at a lot of points throughout this book, which made it quite a lot harder for me to enjoy. as for the actual mystery, i did find it a bit hard to follow at some points, especially towards the end when everything was ‘revealed’, and feel that this was a bit rushed. despite this, i did have a good time reading this book and am excited to see where the series goes in the next books.

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elizasavannah's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.75

I really liked the first book in the series, so I was excited to read the next book. I didn’t really love this one. The mystery was confusing, and the resolution of it was even more confusing. It was pretty slow and took me a while to finish, even though I finished the first one quickly. Despite it not being the most enjoyable book, there were still some aspects that I liked, and I am going to read the next book in the series. Overall, it wasn’t my favorite, but it was still a decent read.

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lilifane's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I'm purely reading this for the slow-burn-will-they-won't-they-best-friends-to-lovers trope, the angst and Jamie's humour. That's why I enjoyed the beginning way more than the actual case. I liked the setting in Berlin and the art context, but the rest of the case was just boring.
Hated the ending with a passion.
I'm also a little conflicted about how the rape topic/aftermath is handled. These are teens, of course they don't know how to handle the situation in a healthy way and make lots of mistakes. And I understand why they want to try to resolve the issue on their own, although they are torn between what they want and the trauma. But please, at least consider the possibility of professional help at some point?!

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erin_curry's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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petrarose's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

was good until the very confusing end. i liked the mystery aspect of it but characters seemed not like themselves. the mystery aspect was overly complex and the narrative jumped around in timing and perspective which is a combination that just left me a little lost and feeling like this one was lacking in comparison to the first book. also i know why the author put the family trees at the beginning bc there were too many people to keep track of but appreciate that they all had very different names.

i’m looking forward to reading the next two and hopefully finding out what actually happened in this one.

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