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awesome_archaeology's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
After hearing many positive reviews on her previous work, this is my first time reading a novel by Natasha Preston and, I must say, she did not disappoint. I found some of the dialogue to be a bit choppy and disconnected. The pacing for the first half of the book felt a bit slow but, by the midpoint, the action and mystery come to the forefront of the story. I would recommend this to anyone who would like a good mystery with some good plot twists.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence
sweetxsage's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
the way I THREW this book across the room. must read for thriller fans who are chronically online.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
tspice24's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
pluff_mud's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
A good middle-grade or YA horror/mystery. Reminded me a lot of being a teen and devouring Fear Street books. But plot holes big enough to drive a boat through, and the last page brought the whole thing down a hald star. It was fine but I don’t think I’ll read any other of her books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
bookishchaos's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
It was entertaining for a little bit but started to get boring towards 50%. And the story was already ridiculous and extremely unrealistic to the point where you're like "yeah this would never happen." Plus I didn't really care for any of the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Blood
ehamlett's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
ryendnae's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Ends on a cliffhanger
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Grief
whatifem's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Classism
lauren_shilling's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book, to me, was a pretty average thriller. It wasn't bad by any means, but it also wasn't mind blowing either. I felt like parts of it were super slow, followed by parts that were super fast, and I also found it a bit difficult to keep track of all the characters. I found myself constantly being pulled out of the story in order to recap myself on which characters were where and why, but even so, I was never fully sure. That being said, it wasn't predictable to me, and both major plot twists definitely got me. The last one seemed to come out of nowhere (as in there was no lead up at all) and too close to the end for a plot twist like that to really matter at all, but it was shocking to read nonetheless. I liked Paisley, the main character, but I didn't love her the way I think I should have in order to really be invested in her story. Still, there were definitely positives, such as the first plot twist, which did surprise me a lot, and the overall unpredictability of it. This made me want to keep reading, even through some of the parts that weren't as interesting to me. However, I did not like the ending. I might have rated this book slightly higher (maybe a 3.5-3.75) if it hadn't been for that ending. It offered no closure, didn't really have a purpose besides shock value, but wasn't well executed enough for that shock value to make me feel anything except annoyed. It felt a bit like a lazy ending to me. Because of that, I would put this book at a very solid 3 stars. It wasn't bad at all, just very average to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
sami_s's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Blood and Violence