4.04 AVERAGE

dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious fast-paced

The audiobook is great.
Maybe YA mysteries are simply not my jam, this had good moments but sometimes it felt like a scooby-doo episode...
challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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DID NOT FINISH: 52%

I had to return it to the library because it was overdue, and I haven't been able to get it since then because other people have had it. Not bad though.

If you're picking this one up, you absolutely must do the audio. It's a full cast, and since this is a nontraditional format (interviews, news, flashbacks, etc), I think it makes it make much more sense when you listen. It very much felt like I was watching a procedural tv show and I think that upped the entertainment by quite a bit. I definitely was interested from the beginning. This school seems TERRIBLE and I feel so bad for all the boys that go there, and for their families as they seem to choose this school specifically to get the boys into a better life. I think the mystery was well done, but honestly, a little inconsequential to the characters. They were truly what shined.