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The Things We Do To Our Friends

Heather Darwent

3.29 AVERAGE

aldoviak's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abbie_'s review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

The Things We Do To Our Friends is the last of the physical books I bought to take on holiday with me, and I have to admit I was suckered into all the comparisons to The Secret History and If We Were Villains and, unsurprisingly, it did not live up to those books. There is an academic setting, sure, and unlikeable 18 year olds cavorting about committing crime and causing chaos, but it lacks the dark magic of the two comparisons. Also, a lot of the appeal of dark academia for me is in the academia portions, and the characters in TTWDTOF may well have not been attending uni at all. I did love the depiction of Edinburgh as the setting though, absolutely gorgeous city.

I both want to give this book points and detract them for being so blindsided by one of the twists. Like cool that I didn’t see it coming, but also, where did that come from? it didn’t quite fit with the story and character as we’d got to know them for the last 200 pages. It felt like two different books mashed together. I did like the ending, but overall I was left feeling somewhat underwhelmed.

josephinemosely's review against another edition

4.75

mysterious fast-paced

kamrynlee's review against another edition

0.5

Based on the summary, I was eagerly expecting an intense mystery… and ended up being very bored by much of the plot. I had high hopes in the beginning, but then there wasn’t much of a climax. There were multiple mysterious references to future or past events, or “the project,” and then when they were revealed I couldn’t help but be like “oh, that’s it?”
I didn’t care for any of the characters or their actions, and it seemed like THEY didn’t care either?? Everything was so surface level. I would describe the overall vibe as “apathetic.”
Also, just a personal annoyance: how is this book going to take place in Edinburgh, but everyone is English besides a token Scottish bartender. Rudeeeee

lizzyqd's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sauceyjocey's review against another edition

3.0

2.5…this read reminded me somewhat of gone girl just not as clever in parts. also this was NOT dark academia like the dark academia aspects were such a tiny shadow in the background-brought up in conveniently