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antonia_oana19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship
thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
When Pippa decides to do a school project on the mysterious death of a local teen from five years ago, she finds that her questions won't go unanswered quietly or safely.
Together with the alleged killer's brother, Ravi, Pippa delves into a quest that will leave her and her loved ones lives be changed forever.
Holly Jackson starts this series off with a bang with this book. Using different styles to tell the story (diagrams, transcripts) the characters develop a depth and personas that really get the reader involved.
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jennyoli96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Kidnapping
kam_be's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Vomit, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
sknappy1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm
nv0101's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Bullying
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body horror and Abandonment
nickoliver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I was intrigued from the start. The chapters were really short and had an interesting format - they had interview transcripts and diary-like entries sprinkled in regularly -, which made me not want to put the book down (even though I did; it took me almost a week to finish it, but that was mostly due to the aforementioned reading slump). I also found the story surprisingly funny, though more in the first half than the latter. Pip and some of the side characters were amusing and lightened up the mystery sometimes. They had great banter, and I would've liked to see more of it. The mystery itself had me hooked, though I did not particularly enjoy the eventual murder reveal.
There were some other things that made me dock 0.5 stars, too. First of all, it got a bit annoying that none of Pip's friends - at most Cara, but not even her much - were fleshed out. They'd be mentioned every once in a while, but never to a big extent. Sometimes, one of them would try and talk to Pip about something that was going on in their lives - like Cara's love life, for example -, but because you'd never heard about it before, it was just weird and unnecessary. The book could've done well to develop side characters a bit better.
Pip could be a bit of a challenging protagonist in the first place. I really liked her for the most part, but the lengths she went to for her capstone project were insane and unhinged. She'd blackmail, break into places, contact people she wasn't allowed to contact - and while I know she investigated the murder out of genuine interest and not just because she needed a topic for the project, I never understood how she planned on eventually writing the assignment. Was she going to mention all the illegal shit she'd been up to? And if not, how was she going to convey everything she wanted to say? That was also not really mentioned at any point, so I was just constantly astounded and confused.
I also have to say I didn't particularly like that she and Ravi ended up together, just based on the fact that she was a seventeen-year-old girl and he was mentioned very early on to be twenty. Did that make anyone else uncomfortable, or is it just me? Especially considering the topic of part of the plot, I found it weird that Jackson acted as if this was in any way normal.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm, Dementia, and Car accident
arys_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
sam_maree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide
cdubbs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Car accident