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love_bookswillbetheendofme's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. It was a really cute romance, with quirky characters and a serial killer thrown in. I kinda called who the killer was. Sorta.
elusivek's review against another edition
3.0
Been some time since I read any YA. This was cute, but rather predictable. This won't be getting any literary merits, but it was nice to read this. Managed to finish in one night. The title is sort of misleading though, as there was really only 2 funeral crashing acts told. Had a lot of potential in exploring why the heroin adopted the particular habit, but all inclinations of that just simply disappeared, which was kind of sad, really...
ladyozma's review against another edition
3.0
Not terrible,just too young
I do enjoy books geared for a younger audience sometimes. I don't think this book is terrible, just I was the wrong audience. It definitely might interest a middle or high schooler though. It defiantly had its shining gems like the fun girl who crashes funerals. Kind of weird and if she were real I would recommend therapy to deal with losing her mother. Cute enough premise for a book though. Definitely well thought our idea.
I do enjoy books geared for a younger audience sometimes. I don't think this book is terrible, just I was the wrong audience. It definitely might interest a middle or high schooler though. It defiantly had its shining gems like the fun girl who crashes funerals. Kind of weird and if she were real I would recommend therapy to deal with losing her mother. Cute enough premise for a book though. Definitely well thought our idea.
gypjet's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a high school English teacher, so I read a lot of young adult books to stay abreast on what's out there, find things to recommend to students, have books for my class library, and look for things to teach that will interest students. Having said that, I found this book completely enjoyable. It's a simple story, unpopular girl likes popular boy and they're flung together (much to her enjoyment)when she crashes his sister's funeral.
Most YA fiction tends to fall into the "tragedy of the week" area dealing with drugs, teen pregnancy, death, sexuality, etc. etc. and ends up being rather dreary. This was refreshing because although it does deal with drugs and death, it's light and funny and doesn't take itself to seriously.
I would recommend this to my students and all YA readers. The only issues I have with it are that it was too short, and the climax was a bit contrived and too soon. The main characters were finally on the right path to find the murderer and BAM! we're thrown into the middle of the climax, everything is revealed and the story is over. However as a light romance and mystery this was a well written and fun little book!
It's a definite read, and I'm glad I got to read and review a copy on R2R (for free) so thanks Goodreads and Milda Harris!
Most YA fiction tends to fall into the "tragedy of the week" area dealing with drugs, teen pregnancy, death, sexuality, etc. etc. and ends up being rather dreary. This was refreshing because although it does deal with drugs and death, it's light and funny and doesn't take itself to seriously.
I would recommend this to my students and all YA readers. The only issues I have with it are that it was too short, and the climax was a bit contrived and too soon. The main characters were finally on the right path to find the murderer and BAM! we're thrown into the middle of the climax, everything is revealed and the story is over. However as a light romance and mystery this was a well written and fun little book!
It's a definite read, and I'm glad I got to read and review a copy on R2R (for free) so thanks Goodreads and Milda Harris!
livros's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
honestly great, i did have to reimagine what the characters look like tho. great ending plus i love ethan xx
petk0616's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. while i thought it was an okay novel, i have no plans to continue this story.
tropical_depression's review against another edition
2.0
It's so sad that a book with such a catching title was so bland. I think if I was still a preteen, this book would've been more interesting. (I highly doubt that). How does a book go from 'quirky and interesting' to murder-mystery and then to romance, and still not have much going for it? I'm seriously confused. I went into this book expecting way more than this book intended on delivering. There was too much repetition and way too much time spent discussing unnecessary things. I found myself skimming over parts, because that's what you do when a book is not interesting and you just want it to end. I'm starting to lose faith in reviews because most of the bad books I've read this year had lots of good reviews. So now I'm left to wonder if something is wrong with the copy of the book that I read because this book barely deserves the two stars I gave it. To each his own.
flosmith's review against another edition
4.0
I received a free copy of this in exchange for my honest review.
I really enjoyed this one! It was such a fun read, a wonderful YA mystery that that was quite an adventure.
Kait is a wonderful positive strong female character. She's not the most popular girl in school and she's ok with that. She is also dealing with the grief of losing her mother and does so by crashing funerals of people she doesn't know. On one such occasion she crashes the funeral of the sister of the most popular boy in school, Ethan, and finds herself embroiled in a mystery.
This was a mystery that kept me interested from the very begining. I barely put this one down all day and managed to read it in one day. The characters were great and believable and the romance as well was believable. I loved the chemistry between Kait and Ethan, as well as between some of the secondary characters like Suzie and Kyle. And all of it woven within the search for clues to the identity of the killer.
This is a great YA mystery thats great for anyone that likes a good mystery. I loved it and am looking forward to the next in this series.
I really enjoyed this one! It was such a fun read, a wonderful YA mystery that that was quite an adventure.
Kait is a wonderful positive strong female character. She's not the most popular girl in school and she's ok with that. She is also dealing with the grief of losing her mother and does so by crashing funerals of people she doesn't know. On one such occasion she crashes the funeral of the sister of the most popular boy in school, Ethan, and finds herself embroiled in a mystery.
This was a mystery that kept me interested from the very begining. I barely put this one down all day and managed to read it in one day. The characters were great and believable and the romance as well was believable. I loved the chemistry between Kait and Ethan, as well as between some of the secondary characters like Suzie and Kyle. And all of it woven within the search for clues to the identity of the killer.
This is a great YA mystery thats great for anyone that likes a good mystery. I loved it and am looking forward to the next in this series.
ashnrhylee's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really enjoyable read and i would recommend it to anyone.