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She Started It

Sian Gilbert

3.5 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kdussault's review

3.0
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dontfeedthehippie's review

5.0

The party of a lifetime is nothing like what they expected...


Revenge or karma? Either way you look at it there is a lot of trouble for these five women celebrating this bride to be. Everyone is hiding something and no one’s secrets are safe anymore.

This book was so thrilling and no many twists and turns. It is going to keep you guessing. Nothing is what it seems.

Do yourself a favor and go read this book right now.

Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

oreowoo's review

2.0
dark mysterious tense slow-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

bookishmichs's review

3.0
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ stay tuned for my next wrap up on YouTube for my full review!
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inmyfeelings_reading's review

2.0

Mean Girls meets Agatha Christy. Four high school friends are invited to a luxury getaway weekend to celebrate the upcoming wedding of a girl they used to know. A girl they have not seen or heard from in 10 years, when they used to bully her. The invitation has the popular four a bit curious about the intent of the trip but hey, who says NO to an all expenses paid weekend getaway to the Caribbean?! Not these four.
This book was a middle-of-the-roader for me. Each chapter is told by one of the five girls. I enjoy multiple viewpoints but this was a little tough to keep track of. The writing seemed a little clunky at times but even still, the plot kept me guessing and the end twist was worth the little quirks.

She started it - and I barely finished it. It’s not in my personality to quit so I made myself do it. This book was ridiculous. Basically, a girl, Poppy, is bullied in high school and then comes back to take revenge on her bullies, 4 idiotic girls, 10 years later. She invites them on an all-expenses-paid vacation to a remote island for an elaborate scheme of redemption. AND THEY GO. Yes, seriously.

Here are the biggest problems with this book:
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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devoregr's review

3.5
adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes