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kloy888's review against another edition
4.0
Finished this in pretty much one plane ride. Excellent plot twist
coralmath's review against another edition
4.0
Soooooo this was good. I will say it had a ton ton ton of layers literally everyone was lying about something. There was also like a character that was never found at the end which kind of bothers me but other than that very good book.
minimicropup's review against another edition
Nothing wrong with the book, just not the right one for me right now. It is definitely a YA style story, and not in a bad way, just in a way that is very focused on the teens and kind of insular so far (like very teen relationship drama and angst, party problems, College/graduation worries). I skimmed a bit and I think this book will have a lot of important points to bring up around sexual assault, stalking, maybe even rape, and in a way that gives a new perspective/POV not typically given. So I bet it's a good read. It's just too 'YA' for my reading mood right now!
caszriel's review against another edition
3.5
I devoured it in one afternoon. It took me a while to get into the story, or more precisely, feel convinced by the characters, but once that was sorted, it was a race to the end as I wanted to know the answers to all the questions being raised in the book.
thislibrarylife's review against another edition
This felt really formulaic and I was really bored.
birke1234's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alexabookish's review against another edition
5.0
4.75 stars! i realllly enjoyed this book! i thought it was so well done. i’ve read the author’s previous ya mystery and i really liked it as well. i would say this one is my favorite though. something i’ve noticed is that the characters are really what shine in her books. the characters in this were so raw and real and FLAWED and human and it was all very well done and very emotional at times and i’m still thinking about it. i also loved the ending, like the actual resolution after all the reveals at the end of everything. i thought it was very well done and all the characters had great arcs and i loved seeing it. this book talks about some really serious issues regarding sexual assault, and i thought it was handled with so much care, and i loved to see that and all the conversations around it.
lisladj's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
alipm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
pandasbookshelf's review
4.0
Friends Like These || Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Genre: YA mystery/thriller
Perfect for fans of Karen M McManus! Friends Like These is a standalone YA psychological thriller by author Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. This is my first book by this author but it certainly won’t be my last one.
Told in current POV by Jessica and Jake, a teenage couple who attend a beginning of the year party where a video prank goes horribly wrong. Shortly afterwards Jake and Jessica find themselves in the midst of a missing person’s investigation where it’s a race to uncover the truth about what happened to Tegan before it’s too late. We are also treated to events in the lead up to the party as told by Tegan. These bite-sized pieces of the puzzle give us vital backstory to the prank and subsequent crime when every teenager is potentially hiding deadly secrets. The twists and turns in this one will give you whiplash and I can honestly say I didn’t predict the turn of events that occurred or the motivations. This book felt like a guilty pleasure, a fun-filled reminder of the heightened time of being a teenager where social connections and relationships are so intense.
I will be reading more by this author and intend to go back and read her well known YA thriller, Lies Like Wildfire. Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.
Genre: YA mystery/thriller
Perfect for fans of Karen M McManus! Friends Like These is a standalone YA psychological thriller by author Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. This is my first book by this author but it certainly won’t be my last one.
Told in current POV by Jessica and Jake, a teenage couple who attend a beginning of the year party where a video prank goes horribly wrong. Shortly afterwards Jake and Jessica find themselves in the midst of a missing person’s investigation where it’s a race to uncover the truth about what happened to Tegan before it’s too late. We are also treated to events in the lead up to the party as told by Tegan. These bite-sized pieces of the puzzle give us vital backstory to the prank and subsequent crime when every teenager is potentially hiding deadly secrets. The twists and turns in this one will give you whiplash and I can honestly say I didn’t predict the turn of events that occurred or the motivations. This book felt like a guilty pleasure, a fun-filled reminder of the heightened time of being a teenager where social connections and relationships are so intense.
I will be reading more by this author and intend to go back and read her well known YA thriller, Lies Like Wildfire. Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.