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All this said, I nearly didn’t get to the mid point of this book. The first half I found slow and difficult to read. I felt, at times, that the author did not trust the reader as certain points were repeated with a heavy hand. Additionally, Molly’s social awkwardness plays a key role in this book, but it also feels over done to the point of caricature.
I’ve seen other readers speculating on whether Molly is autistic. There is no point in the book where Molly is identified as such, and that’s honestly a good thing. It would be a very poor representation of an autistic person.
As such— I give this book 3.5. While readers might have to weather the first half of the book, the second half is a great read and incredibly fun.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Murder, Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Murder, Abandonment, Deportation
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Deportation
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use
Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
- The way Molly and friends solved the mystery felt rushed and not super realistic.
- The big reveal about the murderer was a little bit of a surprise, but not a satisfying one. It felt anticlimactic and ho-hum.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and the exploration of Molly’s mind and relationships. But the mystery part of it was slightly above mediocre.
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse
Minor: Infidelity
Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Murder