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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
Read this in just a few hours, in one day (but only 290 pages so easily done). Quite fast-paced, i thought the characterisation was pretty good and nothing was over- or under- described in a way that is annoying or tedious.
Lots of twists and turns, even though we know who and where the ‘victim’ dies from the first few chapters in. Didn’t love how Greer and Shafeen got together in the end, I don’t really think that was needed.
Also lots of weird references to how she ‘thought a boy was good-looking and that made her less of a feminist’? Also the ‘half-term’ was only a long-weekend rather than a week, but I just took that to be something the school did/chose to do because I didn’t go to a private school lol.
I think I’d give it 3.5 stars. It was actually quite good, much better than I’d imagined and expected. I’m a bit annoyed I bought all the books (the two sequels and another by the author) in a multipack because I’m not 100% sure I really want to read the others. I’d be quite happy for it to end there.
Who knows, maybe I will read the sequel (watch me read it tomorrow now I’ve said that
Lots of twists and turns, even though we know who and where the ‘victim’ dies from the first few chapters in. Didn’t love how Greer and Shafeen got together in the end, I don’t really think that was needed.
Also lots of weird references to how she ‘thought a boy was good-looking and that made her less of a feminist’? Also the ‘half-term’ was only a long-weekend rather than a week, but I just took that to be something the school did/chose to do because I didn’t go to a private school lol.
I think I’d give it 3.5 stars. It was actually quite good, much better than I’d imagined and expected. I’m a bit annoyed I bought all the books (the two sequels and another by the author) in a multipack because I’m not 100% sure I really want to read the others. I’d be quite happy for it to end there.
Who knows, maybe I will read the sequel (watch me read it tomorrow now I’ve said that
This book was amazing! There were so many twists and turns!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was absolutely incredible. It had me hooked from the very start and I was questioning everything from the start to the end. It was very enjoyable and honestly I've been left very shook.
dark
mysterious
At the very start, we're introduced with the idea (not even a hint) that Greer had done a Very Bad Thing. And along the way, each chapter was sprinkled with little notions of what that could be. Did it work? In a way, sure. The suspense is gone (cause we knew she did the Very Bad Thing) but the adventure to get to there was enjoyable. The ending though, ah that killed me.
The characters challenged each other in terms of what's better? The convenient of the internet and the growth of technology or to stay rooted in a bubble of the past: tradition, tradition, tradition. Is all that matters. Tradition means there's a system in place so one doesn't outmaneuver the other.
Favourite quotes
"We're not cavemen. We have cars, we have electricity. We just choose to reject the aspects of technology that we think have damaged society and the natural order of things. Teenagers can become YouTube billionaires from their bedrooms without ever having had a decent education. A reality-TV star can become president of the United States without any experience of government."
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"Even social media has its evils. Look at trolling. Trolling is the new blood sport."
Spoiler
For someone who is a huge movie buff, this should have been fairly fucking obvious that everyone, including the Abbot was in on it. Honestly. If the freaking tutors were in on it and the students were in on it what the fuck made you think the headmaster of the institution would be fucking dumb enough to not be in on it? In that regard, the ending where they submit their evidence to the Abbot completely broke the illusion of an otherwise good book.The characters challenged each other in terms of what's better? The convenient of the internet and the growth of technology or to stay rooted in a bubble of the past: tradition, tradition, tradition. Is all that matters. Tradition means there's a system in place so one doesn't outmaneuver the other.
Favourite quotes
"We're not cavemen. We have cars, we have electricity. We just choose to reject the aspects of technology that we think have damaged society and the natural order of things. Teenagers can become YouTube billionaires from their bedrooms without ever having had a decent education. A reality-TV star can become president of the United States without any experience of government."
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"Even social media has its evils. Look at trolling. Trolling is the new blood sport."
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes
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***All my reviews are done in the form of me answering questions***
What made me pick this book up:
The cover was really pretty and it definitely made me want to read it. Also the little snippet it has on the front "One Deadly Weekend" I like death, and weekends.
What did I like about the cover:
I like the cover with the chair that has the target on it the best. It looks so pretty and regal. I don't care much for the other one.
What made me read this book:
Of course the synopsis sounded great. Also it matched for a task.This is one of those that I saw before it came out and just had to read it.
What did I like the most:
I liked the idea of it the most I think. A weekend away with a bunch of strangers, and it turns deadly? Oh yeah, sounds like every slasher book I love.
The characters were okay. I did like Shafeen a lot too. He seemed nice and really cared.
The story could have been better.
And I liked the accent of the narrator. Though it made me have to listen at a slow speed.
What didn't I like:
All the rest of the characters. I felt like I couldn't really connect to them.
The main character talks about how awful Henry is, but there was nothing that really... showed how awful he was. I'm trying to explain what I mean without giving too much away. What I'm trying to say is there is no line between him being good and him being awful. Yes, he's doing is awful. But there's no clear point where all of the sudden you're like, yes he is awful.
I also don't feel like there was much surprise to the book. It was so anti climactic and just wasn't as thrilling as I was hoping or as it could have been. Everything that happens comes to zero surprise and it's just kind of... meh.
I was expecting so much more from this book and it just didn't happen.
Would I read the rest of the series/more from this author?
I would definitely try one more book by her. Maybe it's just a one off chance that it was slow.
Meh. Just meh. I was hoping for so much more. But I had no connection to this book.
“The hunter…became the hunted,” she translated haltingly. “The hounds…were struck with a wolf’s frenzy…and tore him to pieces as they would a stag.” ― M.A. Bennett, S.T.A.G.S.
***All my reviews are done in the form of me answering questions***
What made me pick this book up:
The cover was really pretty and it definitely made me want to read it. Also the little snippet it has on the front "One Deadly Weekend" I like death, and weekends.
What did I like about the cover:
I like the cover with the chair that has the target on it the best. It looks so pretty and regal. I don't care much for the other one.
What made me read this book:
Of course the synopsis sounded great. Also it matched for a task.This is one of those that I saw before it came out and just had to read it.
What did I like the most:
I liked the idea of it the most I think. A weekend away with a bunch of strangers, and it turns deadly? Oh yeah, sounds like every slasher book I love.
The characters were okay. I did like Shafeen a lot too. He seemed nice and really cared.
The story could have been better.
And I liked the accent of the narrator. Though it made me have to listen at a slow speed.
What didn't I like:
All the rest of the characters. I felt like I couldn't really connect to them.
The main character talks about how awful Henry is, but there was nothing that really... showed how awful he was. I'm trying to explain what I mean without giving too much away. What I'm trying to say is there is no line between him being good and him being awful. Yes, he's doing is awful. But there's no clear point where all of the sudden you're like, yes he is awful.
I also don't feel like there was much surprise to the book. It was so anti climactic and just wasn't as thrilling as I was hoping or as it could have been. Everything that happens comes to zero surprise and it's just kind of... meh.
I was expecting so much more from this book and it just didn't happen.
Would I read the rest of the series/more from this author?
I would definitely try one more book by her. Maybe it's just a one off chance that it was slow.
Meh. Just meh. I was hoping for so much more. But I had no connection to this book.
“The hunter…became the hunted,” she translated haltingly. “The hounds…were struck with a wolf’s frenzy…and tore him to pieces as they would a stag.” ― M.A. Bennett, S.T.A.G.S.