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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
Anton Frazer—teen reality “star”—whose reputation precedes him, has a new trick up his sleeve after a disastrous death that happened on his watch: a massive game of Tag. And not the kind we used to play in school, either. This is on a different level—live-streamed, town-wide and worth it’s incredible prize to be a part of his live-in crew, a coveted position that many would do anything to achieve.
More than a few people want to be in with a chance of winning, all for their own motives. We get to read the POV of the reasons behind four players intentions as they are each donned in GPS trackers, cameras and sensors. As soon as they’re ready to compete against one another, it’s clear what is at the forefront: revenge, money, obsession and fame—with Anton tied to the root of it all. And with their motivations at an all time high when the game begins, they’ll stop at nothing to be the winner, even if it means going above and beyond their prior intentions.
Overall, Tag, You’re Dead was a smart and calculated read with a killer storyline that shows the dark side of fame and playing with fire. I was captivated by the entire premise, reading it in just over two days (or nights) time, pulled into the mystery easily. Even though I found it hard to initially get into, which is the case for thrillers sometimes as they require a lot of tension building, by the end of the book, I was totally in awe of the story as a whole and how much it surprised me at every turn. I’m considering myself a newfound fan of Kathryn’s, and can’t wait to read more from her!
More than a few people want to be in with a chance of winning, all for their own motives. We get to read the POV of the reasons behind four players intentions as they are each donned in GPS trackers, cameras and sensors. As soon as they’re ready to compete against one another, it’s clear what is at the forefront: revenge, money, obsession and fame—with Anton tied to the root of it all. And with their motivations at an all time high when the game begins, they’ll stop at nothing to be the winner, even if it means going above and beyond their prior intentions.
Overall, Tag, You’re Dead was a smart and calculated read with a killer storyline that shows the dark side of fame and playing with fire. I was captivated by the entire premise, reading it in just over two days (or nights) time, pulled into the mystery easily. Even though I found it hard to initially get into, which is the case for thrillers sometimes as they require a lot of tension building, by the end of the book, I was totally in awe of the story as a whole and how much it surprised me at every turn. I’m considering myself a newfound fan of Kathryn’s, and can’t wait to read more from her!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Should have dnfed
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorite thriller tropes is a book that all takes place in one day/night. The compressed time period adds to the suspense, imo. This is one of those, and it was really well done, and engaging. The clues are there for you to figure out the mystery as it goes but it would be just as enjoyable just going along for the ride.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Alcohol
2 stars.
As quickly as I made my way through this book, I couldn't help but be disappointed by it. Don't get me wrong, it was an easy read, and if you're after an easy read then this book could be it. But the plot was lacking the substance that I thought it really needed. And the plot twist at the end felt kind of underwhelming.
The characters, too, were mostly underwhelming. Of the three main characters that we cycled through, I only really liked one of them. I didn't like Erin too much, her personality just felt bland. Meanwhile, I thought the way that Charlotte's character was so overwhelmingly obsessed and 'fangirl-y' was something that made me really uncomfortable. The only character I really liked was Grayson.
Rose's death and the mystery behind it, and then consequently the game that has been set up, could've been far more interesting had it been mildly different. For me, it just felt like it hadn't been organised properly. Maybe it's just because I'm a big fan of mystery books and this didn't really fit that vibe. Either way, maybe the intended teenage audience would have enjoyed it far more than I did.
As quickly as I made my way through this book, I couldn't help but be disappointed by it. Don't get me wrong, it was an easy read, and if you're after an easy read then this book could be it. But the plot was lacking the substance that I thought it really needed. And the plot twist at the end felt kind of underwhelming.
The characters, too, were mostly underwhelming. Of the three main characters that we cycled through, I only really liked one of them. I didn't like Erin too much, her personality just felt bland. Meanwhile, I thought the way that Charlotte's character was so overwhelmingly obsessed and 'fangirl-y' was something that made me really uncomfortable. The only character I really liked was Grayson.
Rose's death and the mystery behind it, and then consequently the game that has been set up, could've been far more interesting had it been mildly different. For me, it just felt like it hadn't been organised properly. Maybe it's just because I'm a big fan of mystery books and this didn't really fit that vibe. Either way, maybe the intended teenage audience would have enjoyed it far more than I did.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Excellent premise but poor execution is the only way I can sum up how I felt while reading this book.
My biggest issue was how flat each of the characters felt, most were cliches apart from Erin and even she wasn’t all that great. This book is also written in first person which I usually like better than third person but since the characters lacked individuality I kept getting confused and forgetting who’s perspective I was reading.
Next the plot, this book has such an intriguing premise about an influencers game of tag but that’s forgotten about a third of the way through. Instead this book is actually about uncovering a murder plot which is fine just misleading. The execution of said mystery was also lacking because I almost immediately solved one of the plot twists and the other wasn’t surprising as much as frustrating.
The problem with the second plot twist was that it completely changed a characters personality which doesn’t make sense considering we’ve read their internal monologue. They claim repeatedly in earlier POVS that they weren’t there the night Rose died because saying they were would ruin the plot twist but thats their internal monologue. Why would they be lying to themselves and pretending they didn’t commit a crime they later admit to and try to cover up? This is just a massive plot hole and is incredibly frustrating switch of character.
My biggest issue was how flat each of the characters felt, most were cliches apart from Erin and even she wasn’t all that great. This book is also written in first person which I usually like better than third person but since the characters lacked individuality I kept getting confused and forgetting who’s perspective I was reading.
Next the plot, this book has such an intriguing premise about an influencers game of tag but that’s forgotten about a third of the way through. Instead this book is actually about uncovering a murder plot which is fine just misleading. The execution of said mystery was also lacking because I almost immediately solved one of the plot twists and the other wasn’t surprising as much as frustrating.
The problem with the second plot twist was that it completely changed a characters personality which doesn’t make sense considering we’ve read their internal monologue. They claim repeatedly in earlier POVS that they weren’t there the night Rose died because saying they were would ruin the plot twist but thats their internal monologue. Why would they be lying to themselves and pretending they didn’t commit a crime they later admit to and try to cover up? This is just a massive plot hole and is incredibly frustrating switch of character.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
- a teenage billionaire/prankster/menace decides to hold a game of tag around the city of london in order to distract from the death of one of his employees at one of his parties. we follow a teen influencer, an obsessive fan, and the ex of the girl who died as they compete in the game, which had been upended as the girl's ghost comes back to expose her murderer
- this was fine. fast-paced, entertaining, complicated characters, and plot twists that keep you guessing
- there were times where the characters felt like caricatures of themselves. i mean, the journalist character goes around wearing a fedora and a trench coat for fuck's sake.
- also the tag game gets abandoned fairly quickly for "we need to draw the perspective characters together" reasons, which i wasn't super bothered by, but i could see a reader who really bought into the tag game being disappointed
**thank you to goodreads and the publisher for the arc!**
fast-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
Foxfield writes in a really easy to read way, the story was good with plenty of twists to keep you guessing. I find with her books that she always has quite a few characters, I sometimes find this a little confusing and hard to keep up with but this is a personal thing. The ending was good, somewhat what I expected but still good!