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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took a long time to get into this book and I was almost positive it would end up being a three but the ending hooked me
4.5 Stars
This gave me You meets Saltburn vibes and I don't hate that. I love a thriller with a good twist and reveal and this one did not disappoint (I thought I had it figured out and I was so wrong)! This book pulled me in from the beginning and I enjoyed unravelling the mystery alongside the narrator, Margot. None of the characters were inherently likeable and I didn't exactly love how it ended - it seemed too convenient and a bit underwhelming after all the twists. I listened to the audiobook edition and I really liked how fast-paced it felt.
Thank you NetGalley & MacMillan Audio for the ARC!
This gave me You meets Saltburn vibes and I don't hate that. I love a thriller with a good twist and reveal and this one did not disappoint (I thought I had it figured out and I was so wrong)! This book pulled me in from the beginning and I enjoyed unravelling the mystery alongside the narrator, Margot. None of the characters were inherently likeable and I didn't exactly love how it ended - it seemed too convenient and a bit underwhelming after all the twists. I listened to the audiobook edition and I really liked how fast-paced it felt.
Thank you NetGalley & MacMillan Audio for the ARC!
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Margot is attending Rutledge. Her best friend, Eliza, died the summer before their freshman year. Her parents want her to attend Duke, but she and Eliza had planned to attend college together, and she sticks to that plan. Her freshman year, she floats through, still shocked by her best friend's death. At the end of the year, Lucy, a very popular girl, invites her to live with her and two other girls, Nicole and Sloane, in a house next to a frat house that the frat boys own. Margot has always been one to play it safer. Her best friend, Eliza, liked to be more daring. Margot hopes that by spending time with someone like Lucy, she will become more daring. Sloane warns her in the beginning that Lucy is not who she seems to be, but Margot is not deterred by this and instead tries to get to know the real Lucy and what her past was like.
Not long after she moves into the house with the girls, a new pledge, Levi, arrives. She is shocked to see him. She blames him for the death of her best friend. Even though it was ruled an accident, there is more to the story. During a final pledge event, Levi winds up dead, and Lucy is wanted for questioning as she was the last person to see him alive; however, she has disappeared. Detective Frank continues to question the girls to see if they have any knowledge of Lucy's whereabouts.
The book switches back and forth between events that lead up to Levi's death and after his death, when the police are questioning them about the disappearance of Lucy. We also learn about how Eliza dies. The reader is given hints as to what happened with Levi and Lucy's disappearance, but don't be fooled, I was, and there were several twists that I did not see coming, especially in the last 60ish pages. It did drag a little in the middle, but I felt the author was really trying to reel in the reader, getting them to think one way before dropping all the twists at the end.
Not long after she moves into the house with the girls, a new pledge, Levi, arrives. She is shocked to see him. She blames him for the death of her best friend. Even though it was ruled an accident, there is more to the story. During a final pledge event, Levi winds up dead, and Lucy is wanted for questioning as she was the last person to see him alive; however, she has disappeared. Detective Frank continues to question the girls to see if they have any knowledge of Lucy's whereabouts.
The book switches back and forth between events that lead up to Levi's death and after his death, when the police are questioning them about the disappearance of Lucy. We also learn about how Eliza dies. The reader is given hints as to what happened with Levi and Lucy's disappearance, but don't be fooled, I was, and there were several twists that I did not see coming, especially in the last 60ish pages. It did drag a little in the middle, but I felt the author was really trying to reel in the reader, getting them to think one way before dropping all the twists at the end.
mysterious
slow-paced
DNF after ch 15, 2hrs 21mins (23%) into the audiobook. Honestly, I'm in a MOOD and nothing's been appealing to me, so the glacial pace of this book about toxic friendships is pissing me off.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes