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mformato's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
The one thing this story did well was understanding the voice of a 13 year old boy as a protagonist, awfully annoying. All the characters in this book were cut and paste tropes. The antagonists weren't that compelling (not to mention the amount of times they hurt the dog) but neither were the protagonists of the story. The final act was full of such dues ex machina madness that made you roll your eyes. The fact that only one of the crew lost their lives (two if you consider the implications that one character was raped and thus lost her life in another way) was disappointing with the types of people the villains were. You had a friggin mobster and his goon taken down by a couple of meddling kids and the mysterious man of death die by the dog after he had been shot and whatever else happened to him in the final scene (I honestly just finished it and I don't remember what made him disappear for a short period of time before dramatically reappearing).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Child death, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Minor: Rape
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