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kirstencholewa'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Stalking, Death of parent, Homophobia, Body shaming, and Drug use
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
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
aliyachaudhry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Bullying, Violence, Drug use, Death of parent, Gore, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Minor: Homophobia, Body shaming, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
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
carina_dreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
✂️ Their appearance-focused daily life, mean girls' behaviour, sorority/fraternity crazy shenanigans... All that comes to a halt when one of their friends is murdered and the group falls apart. Ten years later, the crime is still unsolved and the little brother of the victim organizes a college reunion to antagonize the group for answers.
✂️ We have two timelines, I enjoyed the back and forward because it felt like an episode of HTGAWM since every time a secret was revealed in the present we got a flashback about it. And there's a feeling of thriller and anticipation when we start to get closer to the truth and I enjoyed that a lot.
✂️ Unfortunately, for me, I couldn't stand the characters! They're awful people, the high school stereotypes but make it college-centered, their friendship and love affairs are revealed to be full of lies... It's toxicity over and over again. I can't say it doesn't go well with the plot of the book, cause it does, but I couldn't enjoy their self-centred minds to the point I had to DNF my next read the book "Asking for it" by Louise O'Neill because the characters were also awful people.
✂️ The revelation of the true killer was satisfying and the motive was valid, I liked it. The ending I wasn't such a fan, didn't want a happy ending for them...
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Outing
Minor: Homophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Gore, and Rape
awkwardimagination's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book is (mostly) about entitled white people and their vanity and their inability to seek a decent therapist (i saw mostly bc two characters are poc), in the simplest terms. (i was wrong about jessica btw). Most of these characters were not likeable, they were all kinda horrible people. Except for Caro, who was like a little creepy, Jack, who was also a little creepy, and Frankie, who was probably the most normal motherfucker out of all of them (the diversity characters really got screwed over in the book). I liked the ending, and Jess in the beginning was likeable. Did not end how I thought it was gonna end and some things felt kinda convenient, but it was enjoyable.
I really dont think this book was for me, these arent the kind of characters i enjoy reading about.
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Vomit, Cursing, and Religious bigotry
yafi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Addiction, Body shaming, Murder, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
kw05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Violence, Addiction, Rape, and Sexual harassment
ssarahbbeth'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
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Classism, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury