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Hea tüdruku mõrvaraamat by Holly Jackson

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quinnpw's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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sarahlgriffin's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

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beatrice_readsforonce's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Okay so I dismissed this one as just a "booktok book" back when it was super popular on tiktok during lockdown but I then picked it up because a friend read it and I am so glad. The main character is interesting and relatable, but not in a forced way, and the plot is so engaging that I read it in under two days. I was always desperate to know what was going to happen next, and the author revealed just enough every few pages to keep me hooked. The last hundred or so pages were a series of plot twists, but in a way that felt purposeful. That is to say the slight foreshadowing made sure that the twists didn't feel out of nowhere, but were also shocking and fun. I'd also say that the romance was balanced just right, because the mystery and plot was the main focus but the love story was fun little edition that kept the very few slower chapter interesting. Also, the love interest is better "book boyfriend" than 95% of tiktok "book boyfriends". Probably one of my favorite ever "booktok books" and definitely worth a read!

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12rhys23's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I struggled to finish this one. I think I almost DNFed about 4 times but powered through.

The main character is awful. She's very underwritten and not fleshed out at all other than called "smart" and "quirky". I don't think I learned anything more about her from page 1 till the end, who she really was as a person. She engages in bad behavior such as blackmail, breaking and entering, theft, and manipulation of her friends in order to trick them into giving her answers, and never gets called out for it, to the extent you really have to raise your suspension of disbelief beyond reasonable levels. No one acts like a real person! They just spill all their secrets to a high schooler because the plot demands it.

I gave it a 2/5 stars, but only because I was able to finish it.

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