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gin_reads's review against another edition
4.0
4.25/5 ⭐
I loooooveeeeeee it! I need more story like this!
Ashley, you are my new favorite author!
missgrangerr's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I picked up this book simply for the mystery and I really could have done without the romance element. The romantic portion of the book left me angry, as the main character continually did stupid things "in the name of love" as if that makes it all okay. At the end of the book I was again left annoyed as some of the story lines that were introduced to make other characters to look guilty were never wrapped up. The character who was guilty was exposed and everything else did not seem to matter anymore; which was frustrating. There was a lot of potential with this story that I felt was wasted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Bullying, and Child death
allibruns's review against another edition
5.0
One or the best books of 2016
Lately I haven't read anything that has jumped out at me and truly pulled me into it's world, well this book accomplished all of that. Ashley Elston tells a remarkable story. It was gritty, raw and intense. There were twists and turns that I never saw coming. The relationship between Shep and Katie was perfection. I loved Elston's other books so at this point I'm pretty sure Ashley Elston can do no wrong.
shespeakslyrics's review against another edition
3.0
Decent little who done it. A little bit of insta-love in my opinion but still good.
booknerd315's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. This story gripped me from the beginning. A good ol' fashioned mystery told from a young point of view. I guess it started to lose steam towards the end. When I found out who the killer was, I wasn't really shocked? The end just seemed flat in my opinion.
lilusis's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quick read for me, I appreciated the author's ability to keep the stake high without creating another issue that the characters would have to solve (which sometimes can feel like prolonging the story for the sake of more pages). While the source material takes place in high school, I still appreciated the mystery and how the book is set up between the different POVs.
amymitt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
corpsesoldier's review against another edition
2.0
A trite and shallow excuse for a mystery. None of the suspects have any distinguishing characteristics and any clues we're given are too vague to identify or even imply any one of them. The number of times our leads say "but that could have been any of them!" is too frustrating for words. It just gives off the feeling that the author doesn't know how to provide real meaningful clues without giving the game away. Reading this felt like the author had at one point read The Secret History, thought "hey I could do that!" and then proceeded not to do anything of the things that make that story compelling.