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mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book would be good for a tween or teenager starting to read mystery books possibly.. but as an adult, you know the twists about to happen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Just a group of heavily drinking kids who are all incredibly flat. Yay we're supposed to be camp counsellors, let's get drunk and high! I only finished it because I was curious about the mystery but this thriller was anything but thrilling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual content
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I overall liked this book, it was a good young adult murder mystery. But there were a few things I didn’t like as much.
For one,Once Goldie was told Heller regretted putting the blame on her for the car accident, she seemed to love him again? Just cause he was sorry and was planning to tell her before he died doesn’t mean she should forgive him just like that. Sort of glad he died cause I wouldn’t have wanted her to get back together with him after what he did.
Also, I guess who it was half way through. It was pretty obvious. This isn’t per day bad, but when the murderer was revealed I like feeling suprised, but this didn’t suprise me. The reason the murderer killed the person also didn’t make a ton of sense. I feel like on some level it was an ok reason but I feel like the author could have made a better reason.
Also I found it weird how they didn’t wrap up the fact that Goldie’s life was “ruined.” What is going to happen after? How does her town treat her after she tells them it was Heller who ran over Dylan? Will they apologize for treating her so badly? Does she even actually end up exposing Heller or does she back out?
Also why did her parents let her take the blame for the car accident. I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that not only did Goldie think it was a good idea (She was in love or whatever, I can excuse her) but her parents thought it was a good idea? When her mom told her she knew Goldie wasn’t driving the car I was so confused. What parent lets their child take the blame for running over someone when they didn’t?
Regardless I would still recommend this book. It wasn’t amazing but it was good. The story was good overall.
For one,
Also, I guess who it was half way through. It was pretty obvious. This isn’t per day bad, but when the murderer was revealed I like feeling suprised, but this didn’t suprise me. The reason the murderer killed the person also didn’t make a ton of sense. I feel like on some level it was an ok reason but I feel like the author could have made a better reason.
Also I found it weird how they didn’t wrap up the fact that Goldie’s life was “ruined.” What is going to happen after? How does her town treat her after she tells them it was Heller who ran over Dylan? Will they apologize for treating her so badly? Does she even actually end up exposing Heller or does she back out?
Also why did her parents let her take the blame for the car accident. I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that not only did Goldie think it was a good idea (She was in love or whatever, I can excuse her) but her parents thought it was a good idea? When her mom told her she knew Goldie wasn’t driving the car I was so confused. What parent lets their child take the blame for running over someone when they didn’t?
Regardless I would still recommend this book. It wasn’t amazing but it was good. The story was good overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Murder, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Drug use
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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This was an interesting book. The plot was decent, though I guessed several of the "twists." The writing style kept me engaged. Overall, it was a decent book. I didn't love or didn't hate it.
This was an interesting book. The plot was decent, though I guessed several of the "twists." The writing style kept me engaged. Overall, it was a decent book. I didn't love or didn't hate it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Blood
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Blood
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
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
I wanted to like this one more than I ultimately did! I know I enjoyed a previous book from Goodman, but beyond the fun summer camp setting and intense class divisions, this fell flat for me. While the mystery and reveal itself were fine, there just wasn't enough action to call this one a thriller. The flashbacks got monotonous and frustrating, dragging out the current timeline rather than adding anything new.
The main characters had one personality trait each: Goldie loved camp, Imogen loved acting (not that we ever see her act or use her skills to lie or anything), and Ava hated her stepsisters. Given the length and pacing of this book, there would have been time to develop these characters if the author had chosen to do so. As it stands, I didn't feel attached to any of them, and then the book was over.
The main characters had one personality trait each: Goldie loved camp, Imogen loved acting (not that we ever see her act or use her skills to lie or anything), and Ava hated her stepsisters. Given the length and pacing of this book, there would have been time to develop these characters if the author had chosen to do so. As it stands, I didn't feel attached to any of them, and then the book was over.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Classism
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a really good book but my only comment was I started it on a Saturday then felt it wasn’t gripping enough to return to the next day so I finished it the following Saturday.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Car accident, Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Death of parent, Classism