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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
slow-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:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Suicide
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia
Like another review said, I was interested through the first half-ish of the book, and then it started to get way too predictable and SO trope-y. I guess the whole point is that all the characters are meant to be unlikable, but it’s really not that much fun to read a book where every single character is the worst person in the world.
something I was definitely missing was the “why” - why the girls immediately started bullying Poppy, why Tonya fell in with them so quickly, why it escalated, etc.
I also find it incredibly hard to believe that these four girls live in such a small town together that Poppy can’t make any friends outside of these four, but apparently news never got back to anyone of the girls that she killed herself.
I also find it incredibly hard to believe that these four girls live in such a small town together that Poppy can’t make any friends outside of these four, but apparently news never got back to anyone of the girls that she killed herself.
3.5 stars - hooked me from the start but at the 50% mark it started to get a little too predictable. The second half of the book felt like it was following a formula. I don’t think I have ever read a book with this many unlikeable characters before.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
oh let me tell you how much i MISSED when a book made such a clown of me
first of all i need to say that the author did a really good job with creating these characters because i hated each one of them (the 4 "best friends") deeply!
first of all i need to say that the author did a really good job with creating these characters because i hated each one of them (the 4 "best friends") deeply!