3.52 AVERAGE


Do you ever mix up the summeries of two books and end up being really confused?
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This had so much potential but ultimately fell short for me in the plotting. I think I would have really enjoyed this as a teenager.

So that's fine, I'm not the target audience. I'll check out her other books.
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mariasimson's review

3.0

3.5⭐️
Very anticlimactic but I still enjoyed it!
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

aliyyahj's review

4.5
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I read a review that describes this as a "popcorn thriller," and that's a perfect description. My first Kelley Armstrong book, but not my last!

menace_shark's review

3.25
dark 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

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shyirefly's review

2.75
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The concept sounded interesting but honestly fell short. The main character is annoying and the rest of the cast seems so one dimensional. Honestly I kept reading because I wanted to see who was behind the clusterfuck of problems and it was a let down. And the romance? Cringe. 

I get that teen novels are supposed to be a little over the top but this is freaking delusional. Maybe as a tee I could have put my blinders on and believed a concept like this, but it gets more and more ridiculous the more you keep reading. I can only suspend belief for so long. Blythe goes to a special prep school funded by her parent's employers, in fact almost every kid there has family that works "up in the labs." When Blythe's best friend snaps at school one day and starts ranting and raving about the cameras everywhere, Blythe is concerned. This is unlike her friend, she vows to get to the bottom of it and decides to eavesdrop on the principal's conversation after school and that is all she remembers. She finds out later that her principal killed himself in his office (suspicious) and no one is allowed to see Gabrielle. She and her friends Tanya and Tucker know that something else is going on and will do anything to figure out what so they can help their friend. Over the top and super unbelievable. I literally can't.