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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
2.5 stars rounded down
Full Reading Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDlEaNwHwY
This was one of my most highly anticipated mystery releases of July and I'm incredibly sad to say that I didn't enjoy my time reading this. There was nothing enjoyable about reading from the perspective of Tori, Isobel, and Bernie. Isobel and Bernie were both impossibly unlikable characters to follow. They're wealthy, privileged high schoolers who are completely out of touch with reality and don't understand anything about the real world. They consistently made poor choices and their inner monologues were painful to read. Sometimes reading about wealthy people can be super entertaining, but in this case, it was just kind of miserable.
Tori was an okay perspective to read from. Obviously she was much more relatable, being from a middle class family and being on scholarship to the fancy school, but her perspective was just boring. The story was just happening to her instead of her really being involved in solving any of the problems and mysteries. She just existed for her story to be a main conflict for the Bernie character.
This just makes me sad, but I still have hope for other novels by this author since I really loved The Counselors. I just need more fun out of the story compared to how I felt reading this.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for sending me an Arc in exchange for my honest review.
(Full review to come on YouTube)
Full Reading Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDlEaNwHwY
This was one of my most highly anticipated mystery releases of July and I'm incredibly sad to say that I didn't enjoy my time reading this. There was nothing enjoyable about reading from the perspective of Tori, Isobel, and Bernie. Isobel and Bernie were both impossibly unlikable characters to follow. They're wealthy, privileged high schoolers who are completely out of touch with reality and don't understand anything about the real world. They consistently made poor choices and their inner monologues were painful to read. Sometimes reading about wealthy people can be super entertaining, but in this case, it was just kind of miserable.
Tori was an okay perspective to read from. Obviously she was much more relatable, being from a middle class family and being on scholarship to the fancy school, but her perspective was just boring. The story was just happening to her instead of her really being involved in solving any of the problems and mysteries. She just existed for her story to be a main conflict for the Bernie character.
This just makes me sad, but I still have hope for other novels by this author since I really loved The Counselors. I just need more fun out of the story compared to how I felt reading this.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for sending me an Arc in exchange for my honest review.
(Full review to come on YouTube)
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Vomit, Death of parent
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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:
Complicated
Decent read. A little predictable and honestly the ending was a bit anti-climactic for me. But I like the author's writing style, and if you need a quick read it's fun.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
mysterious
fast-paced
Another fun teen thriller from Jessica Goodman! There are moments you have to suspend your disbelief but that doesn't take away from the story. My only compliant is that it is told in first person with three different narratives and at times they don't sound much different from one another. I still flew through this one and look forward to the next book from Goodman!