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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Well, I kinda liked this novel. I have to admit, it wasn't as gripping or exciting as I thought it would be, still an enjoyable one-time read. I'm a big fan of suspense and serial killer strories, and tv shows like Criminal Minds, and it's quite hard to surprise me, since I already read or saw technically everything about the subject, so maybe it's my fault that I wasn't ultimately impressed with it. :)
Thank you Jen, for sharing it for free! :)
Thank you Jen, for sharing it for free! :)
~MY RATING~ 4.5/5 STARS - GRADE=A-
~MY THOUGHTS~
I recently read an arc with a similar story to this…Pretty Dead Girls…I didn't really like that one, and this had a similar feel to it in the beginning, minus the mean girls. I was worried but it wasn't long before I realized this was different in a lot of ways. This only had me eye-rolling a couple moments and the other had me constantly eye-rolling. In this, the mystery surprised me, actually. The characters were likable…and the best part…when the MC is being chased down by the bad guy, she actually does the smart thing, at least 80% of the time. My issue and this could be a tad spoiler-ish, is with the promiscuity of 17-year-olds. I can't read explicit sex scenes when the MC's are under 18. It's just weird. If she had just left that out of the book, it would have been a 5-star all the way.
~MY THOUGHTS~
I recently read an arc with a similar story to this…Pretty Dead Girls…I didn't really like that one, and this had a similar feel to it in the beginning, minus the mean girls. I was worried but it wasn't long before I realized this was different in a lot of ways. This only had me eye-rolling a couple moments and the other had me constantly eye-rolling. In this, the mystery surprised me, actually. The characters were likable…and the best part…when the MC is being chased down by the bad guy, she actually does the smart thing, at least 80% of the time. My issue and this could be a tad spoiler-ish, is with the promiscuity of 17-year-olds. I can't read explicit sex scenes when the MC's are under 18. It's just weird. If she had just left that out of the book, it would have been a 5-star all the way.
~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
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Plot~ 4.5/5
Main Characters~ 4.5/5
Secondary Characters~ 4/5
The Feels~ 5/5
Pacing~ 5/5
Addictiveness~ 4.5/5
Theme or Tone~ 3.5/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 4/5 could have used a proofreader…
Backdrop (World Building)~ 4.5/5
Ending~ 5/5 Cliffhanger~ Nope.
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Book Cover~ Compelling, and it kept me guessing as to how it fits with the story
Setting~ Martinsburg, West Virginia
Source~ Kobo eBook
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3.5 Stars. This book reminded me that I really enjoy JLA's YA books and it's a cool idea that she released a whole book for free. This is a draft that wasn't fully edited and really there weren't many typos and only one glaring continuity error that I could tell.
I liked the characters. Ella was a good main character and Jensen was a pretty good book boyfriend, though I thought he was a little too domineering at times. The mystery was well done. While there were some parts that I thought were predictable, there were other things that surprised me. I would have liked a little more background from when they were younger and I think it took too long to find out what happened with Penn, but overall it was a good, enjoyable read.
I liked the characters. Ella was a good main character and Jensen was a pretty good book boyfriend, though I thought he was a little too domineering at times. The mystery was well done. While there were some parts that I thought were predictable, there were other things that surprised me. I would have liked a little more background from when they were younger and I think it took too long to find out what happened with Penn, but overall it was a good, enjoyable read.
I really enjoyed this book! Scream is one of my favorite movies of all time and this book was very reminiscent of the slasher genre.
I'm actually goijg to rate it a 4.25 because I loved the suspense and romance, but I felt like it was so similar to Scream that it had the same tropes which felt annoying to me. I also guessed half of the end mystery.
I would definitely recommended this and I will buy a copy if it is ever released iin print iin the future.
I'm actually goijg to rate it a 4.25 because I loved the suspense and romance, but I felt like it was so similar to Scream that it had the same tropes which felt annoying to me. I also guessed half of the end mystery.
I would definitely recommended this and I will buy a copy if it is ever released iin print iin the future.
