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candycain's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Fatphobia and Racism
litwtchreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
woah that ending and the twist I did NOT see coming. Overall I really really liked this book, I loved the plot concept, the descriptions of the magic, and the friendship aspect of it.
Graphic: Suicide and Vomit
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Blood
boneloose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
11/7/20 reread:
I love this book. Bumped it up to 5 stars after this reread. It just completely engrosses you and makes you forget the reality around you, and has a lot of my ideal aspects of books. The author perfectly masters first person narration of a 16 year old without making it patronizingly immature. Rereading it was so fun because I could see the foreshadowing of the murderer, and I actually forgot a fair amount of what had really happened so I still was able to be surprised! 2018 me was wrong; it now is one of my favorite books of all time.
Original 2018 review:
4.5 stars
This book was incredible. I literally couldn't put it down; I read it in one day! It was engaging and entertaining. Even though it's only 300ish pages, you get to know the main character and her relationships very well, and start to care a lot about her.
There's no real reason this isn't a solid five stars for me except that it just didn't have that special something that made it one of my favorite books of all time. I mean, if I had to critique something, I was able to guess who the murderer was, but that was more of a "wow what if it was this person" as opposed to the plot itself being predictable. Overall, a very enjoyable read! I'll be looking out for more books by this author.
I love this book. Bumped it up to 5 stars after this reread. It just completely engrosses you and makes you forget the reality around you, and has a lot of my ideal aspects of books. The author perfectly masters first person narration of a 16 year old without making it patronizingly immature. Rereading it was so fun because I could see the foreshadowing of the murderer, and I actually forgot a fair amount of what had really happened so I still was able to be surprised! 2018 me was wrong; it now is one of my favorite books of all time.
Original 2018 review:
4.5 stars
This book was incredible. I literally couldn't put it down; I read it in one day! It was engaging and entertaining. Even though it's only 300ish pages, you get to know the main character and her relationships very well, and start to care a lot about her.
There's no real reason this isn't a solid five stars for me except that it just didn't have that special something that made it one of my favorite books of all time. I mean, if I had to critique something, I was able to guess who the murderer was, but that was more of a "wow what if it was this person" as opposed to the plot itself being predictable. Overall, a very enjoyable read! I'll be looking out for more books by this author.
Graphic: Grief, Death, Suicide, and Vomit
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
Minor: Rape and Fatphobia
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