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marenm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
how i wish i could take back the time i spent reading this book. imagine the worst parts of one of us is lying and mix that with the most cliche teen horror movie with stupid characters, then turn that up to 10. the characters and motives are cliche, incredibly stupid decisions, and a hard to understand setting. i was willing to look past the influencer grab of the book because, with a horror/thriller you can usually get past it but the book reads so juvenile. it really really needs some more editing because, for a dark book with cussing and gore, characters acted like 8 year olds and talked like a millennial despite their influencer status. nothing the characters attempt to do actually gets done, and the characters are so unmemorable they all blur together. i barely knew the difference between the 4 main guys. not to mention the killer was so obvious to me from the beginning, and i’m usually never right. for those of you who appreciate closure, rest assured this book has none. it “wraps up” in literally the last 4 pages with a horrible reveal and ending with absolutely no way to tell what really happened. i would also argue that too many people died. we never felt authentically for any character, so not a biggie, but honestly like the fact that everyone was dying for what? what was up with killing will first? there was no motive there. it should’ve been him killing the leaders then going after the crew once they find will or something. and WHY DID HE HIDE WILL BUT NOT ANYONE ELSE?!? the fact that his motive was “were gonna be so famous” BOI WHATT i actually cannot with this book. i recommend this to no one, it’s not even worth reading to make fun of. it’s so incredibly juvenile and cringe. 1/5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Gore, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Stalking, Blood, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
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