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samflowerv6's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
He lifts his hand, strokes a finger down her cheek. Emma feels it like a crackle of lightning.
"You, I did not anticipate." His eyes travel over her face. "How interesting. Come and visit me again sometime, Emma. We'll have croissants."
"I killed for transcendence. But I don't think you know what transcendence means. You probably don't even know how to spell it.”
I really enjoyed this!!! Final girl Emma Lewis is recruited by the FBI to interview juvenile offenders behind bars alongside Travis Bell, a Texas born teen. They bond and train at Quantico. They get tied up in an active case where Emma interviews Simon, a teenage sociopath who’s locked up in a mental institution. He’s known for being charming, brutal and manipulative. HE CHARMED ME I ADMIT IT! Icily beautiful Simon is intrigued by Emma and she shares more than she should with him all the while, trying to solve an active case he has information on. Over the book, Emma grapples with her trauma regarding escaping a serial killer in her teens and what that really means for her life now and who she’s become. Simon weirdly helps her with those thoughts as well as Travis. They have a beautiful connection and interesting dynamic (both with Emma but mostly Travis and Emma). I found myself loving Simon, Emma and Travis so much. Even Kristin was a wildly interesting character. This was such a great find and god I know Simon is insane but I think I fell in love with his crazy a bit. Also in love with Travis. So fast paced and interesting. I will be reading the second book and the new one whenever it comes out. I NEED MORE SIMON AND EMMA AND TRAVIS AND EMMA AND JUST IN GENERAL MORE BOOKS :)) I know it’s not a romance but the vibes were vibing. I love the slow burn of Travis and Emma.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
maegs36's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
aseel_reads's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.75
Finally a good crime audiobook. While I've read the silence of the lambs, this didn't follow it completely, so it was still a pretty gripping crime thriller.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
lydiaelyse's review against another edition
3.75
I hate the third person writing but once I got into the story I didn't notice quite as much. Really didn't connect to the characters though, probably because of the impersonal third person writing🤷♀️
just a heads up, this is gory and very violent (more than the typical YA thriller imo)
just a heads up, this is gory and very violent (more than the typical YA thriller imo)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
doreneemi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
That was really intense. It was a good thriller with main characters I was invested in
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Suicide
lauza688's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
flip_chester's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Medical content, and Death of parent
jenmaysiereads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder
vperr's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
victoriakuo13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
*Read content warnings!!!
Truly SUCH a quick read. I barreled through this-- it was one of those that you didn't want to put down because you just knew something was coming but you didn't know exactly what.
It does require you to get over how unrealistic the premise is, but honestly it wasn't too difficult for me. I wanted to believe that teenagers could be useful to the FBI, so I did. Simply choose to believe, guys. I liked the switching POVs-- I think Marney did a really great job with informing the reader of information before the characters in the book knew the information. It really helped build a sense of dread in me as I was reading.
Really I'm pretty happy with what's on the page. I think I would have liked more information on Bell just generally. I think Emma was such a fleshed out character that I wish Travis got the same treatment. I also thought this could have done with some more twists, maybe? It was like we were building up to the end only, but I would have liked to gasp more in the middle sections, too, rather than those sections just being used to bring us toward the climax at the end of the story.
I will be picking up the sequel literally right after this.
Truly SUCH a quick read. I barreled through this-- it was one of those that you didn't want to put down because you just knew something was coming but you didn't know exactly what.
It does require you to get over how unrealistic the premise is, but honestly it wasn't too difficult for me. I wanted to believe that teenagers could be useful to the FBI, so I did. Simply choose to believe, guys. I liked the switching POVs-- I think Marney did a really great job with informing the reader of information before the characters in the book knew the information. It really helped build a sense of dread in me as I was reading.
Really I'm pretty happy with what's on the page. I think I would have liked more information on Bell just generally. I think Emma was such a fleshed out character that I wish Travis got the same treatment. I also thought this could have done with some more twists, maybe? It was like we were building up to the end only, but I would have liked to gasp more in the middle sections, too, rather than those sections just being used to bring us toward the climax at the end of the story.
I will be picking up the sequel literally right after this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Murder