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mthornburg13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Stalking, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Addiction, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Classism
chuck3791's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity
Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit, Sexism, and Outing
itzbrianna's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
This book touches on classism, perfectionism, and misogyny intertwining it all into a deceitful narrative that will have you wondering who is telling the truth. Who killed Heather Shelby and why?
If you enjoy fast paced mysteries with dual timelines you’ll enjoy this book. The dual timelines were my favorite part. The now vs the past and how it all interconnected by the end left me with a great appreciation for the editing and structure it took to make this novel. Ashley Winstead has found a fan in me. I’m excited to read her other works.
Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Stalking
duckydarlingg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Homophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Death, Infidelity, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Classism, and Misogyny
tessvosper's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Rape, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Drug use, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Grief, Abandonment, Body shaming, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
amarahk's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
WARNING: RANT ABOUT EVERYTHING I HATED, INCLUDING SPOILERS.
I actually think that Jess was way worse than Mint. I don’t condone what he did but Jess was evil for cheating on him, even after what he told her. She didn’t express guilt once for being a cheater and her mindset throughout the book is disgusting. She really is a narcissistic sociopath, who doesn’t take accountability for anything. She was a horrible friend to poor Caro and an evil human being, to be honest. She seems like a psychopath because she didn’t care about the effects her actions have on others, she only cares about herself. As for Coop? He was likeable but he cheated on poor Caro. Also the fact that he loves Jess despite her evil doings isn’t cute to me, it’s weird. Caro isn’t completely innocent either, it’s kinda weird that she stalked her friends… There wasn’t really a single character who was likeable. The whole friend group was pretentious..
I feel like I read this all for nothing and I don’t recommend it tbh. It’s mainly because the ‘protagonist’ is so unlikeable, but maybe that was intentional and if so the author did a great job of portraying her as that.
TL;DR 3 stars is generous, main character is insufferable. It made me mad but I still wanted to read on, wasn’t worth the time though.
Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Murder, and Drug use
Minor: Rape and Alcohol
nadiajohnsonbooks's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Sexual assault, Outing, Violence, Drug use, Suicide, Homophobia, Addiction, Classism, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Classism, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Addiction
Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Medical content, Body shaming, Homophobia, Outing, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Death of parent, and Stalking
cassroberts89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
ginnypie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The pacing was wonderful i was so hooked i loved all the different characters and how i was transported into their mess.
Such a good book. Will be reading again
Graphic: Violence, Classism, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death, Homophobia, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use