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zombiezami's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Addiction, Blood, Alcoholism, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Outing, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Sexual content, Infidelity, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Gun violence, Animal death, Abandonment, Torture, and Suicide
semeyers's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was kind of just....fine. I mostly enjoyed the time I spent reading it, but it is definitely more of a "beach read" than one I felt truly immersed in.
As others have echoed, Cassie is an extremely flawed and (IMO) a downright annoying main character. Many of the actions she takes are so nonsensical that it had me frustrated and ready to put the book down. In fact, most of the characters are so one-note that I found it difficult to get truly attached or into the mindset of any of them. There was only one character that was interesting and her story is glossed over for the most part and then ends abruptly for seemingly no reason she is killed off, but it really seemed like the author just wanted to add some gratuitous murder/description of gore and nothing else. She could have lived and provided a much more interesting ending. . The ending is also fairly unbelievable, and not in a good way. I can see why the show was pushed more into being a dark comedy.
All that being said, the plot does keep moving and there is a genuinely interesting twist at the end, so if you are looking for a quick read this might be worth grabbing.
As others have echoed, Cassie is an extremely flawed and (IMO) a downright annoying main character. Many of the actions she takes are so nonsensical that it had me frustrated and ready to put the book down. In fact, most of the characters are so one-note that I found it difficult to get truly attached or into the mindset of any of them. There was only one character that was interesting and her story is glossed over for the most part and then ends abruptly for seemingly no reason
All that being said, the plot does keep moving and there is a genuinely interesting twist at the end, so if you are looking for a quick read this might be worth grabbing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Gore, Alcoholism, and Murder
Minor: Rape and Stalking
hmatt's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
I read this a couple of months after watching the TV series. There are a number of things that I felt each did better than the other, which really frustrates me. One through-line is how unbelievably dumb the main character acts. I found this to be a major obstacle - I couldn't "buy in" to the story fully because I couldn't believe that anyone would be dumb enough to make some of the choices she made.
Something I liked better in the TV series: the cast of characters were more diverse and three-dimensional. There is also a clearer focus on Cassie as the main character, which I think is more suitable. I didn't have any attachment to Elena's chapters or storyline.
Something I liked better in the book: the plot was more straightforward and was discussed in more detail, so it was overall WAY easier to follow. Also, the book didn't get into the weird psychoanalysis weird rabbit fixation which I felt did the TV show no favours.
On the whole, kind of a "meh" book. It was just okay.
Something I liked better in the TV series: the cast of characters were more diverse and three-dimensional. There is also a clearer focus on Cassie as the main character, which I think is more suitable. I didn't have any attachment to Elena's chapters or storyline.
Something I liked better in the book: the plot was more straightforward and was discussed in more detail, so it was overall WAY easier to follow. Also, the book didn't get into the weird psychoanalysis weird rabbit fixation which I felt did the TV show no favours.
On the whole, kind of a "meh" book. It was just okay.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and Stalking
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor warnings are "mentions of"
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