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You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

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sarahsbookss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

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aformeracceleratedreader's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Although I have generally loved this author's works (she has become one of my faves and must read), this one was a little bit of a letdown. It's on par with my meh feelings on "one of us is next". I wasn't super excited or pulled to finish it like many of her others but I still enjoyed it enough so it didn't feel like a waste of my time.
I both liked and hated the ending because

Lara is out and about and got engaged to Mateo's dad?! The hell? But I liked Ivy deciding to go "scorched earth" because that woman should be in jail not only for her involvement with the drugs but also because she's a predator

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The characters were nice but I feel they were the least developed/interesting out of all her books that I've read (which is all of them except for her 2022 release). Or maybe I feel like they were too similar to her other characters maybe? Not sure, but I wasn't as invested in them as some of her previous characters.
The book has it's slow parts but really speeds up towards the end when stuff starts coming together.

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therewillbenewsuns's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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lewbug's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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? It's complicated

4.0

It really picked up towards then end. I enjoyed this book a lot and it had a lot of interesting characters with complex motives. It had a lot of the intensity of a typical murder mystery while still feeling geared towards a young adult crowd. I also was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t completely predict the ending of the mystery which doesn’t always happen for me. I did feel like the book kept going longer than I expected and I didn’t really care that much about the final reveal which just seemed to be a set up for a sequel. Overall a good read

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beckyremillard's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be best friends. Several years later they find themselves skipping school together and it’s a lot more than they bargained for.

I was immediately hooked by this book, through the perspective of all three friends. There was a bit where I was a bit annoyed at their choices, but they are high schoolers and aren’t expected to make smart decisions all the time.

I didn’t expect this story to primarily take place in one day, but I thought it added to the story that there was kind of a “deadline” at the end of the day.

I thought it was going to wrap up vaguely neatly; not perfectly but most ducks in a row. However, after finishing it I’m really hoping for a sequel.

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