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bookedandbusy'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Gun violence
trippyotter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Though the story is inspired by Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie), all the modern twists and turns in the plot take it to another level.
I can't wait to see what Diana writes next!
Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content
beckyremillard'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
The first half of this book and the second half feel like completely different stories, held together by the same annoying main character.
Things started picking up in the second half and everyone was a suspect of something. Once I got to that point I read it in one sitting because it was captivating (albeit not the most believable). It was just brutal getting there.
Also, everyone sounds like high school students. I know is classified as YA, but they sounded like 16 year olds, not 20ish year olds who had been in college for a bit already.
I will say the ending was interesting, although I think that an epilogue could have worked here to wrap up one final loose end.
Thank you to NetGalley and PenguinTeen for a chance to read and review this book.
Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent