Reviews with content warning for Grief - Such a Quiet Place

Ruby may have been bad news, but a neighborhood Nextdoor page is MUCH worse news. I love the inner workings of these small settings, where everyone is a garbage person. Very fun.

Anti-freeze is such a wild weapon.

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bringmybooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I'll tell you one thing, this makes me think about the Next Door app in a whole new light *insert side eye emoji here*

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Fourth Megan Miranda book in a week, and here's the current standings:
1. The Only Survivors (2023)
2. All the Missing Girls (2016)
3. The Last to Vanish (2022)
4. Such a Quiet Place (2021)

This one was *so close* to being really great for me, but the characters is where it went askew. I'm not against an unlikeable character - but if they're ALL unlikeable and it's all in SUCH BLAND WAYS, it's hard to stay super invested. Had I cared more for them (either loving them or hating them), I think the reveal (which was good!) would have hit harder and this one would have made more of an impact - but alas, it kind of ended up being a "welp, sucks to be you ... yes, all of you" kind of thing.

On the plus side, I couldn't put it down waiting to see what would happen, and I was genuinely surprised a number of times over small reveals throughout, so there's that.

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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