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In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

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violagirl25's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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erinmure5's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I can say without hesitation that I was not rooting for a single one of these characters. If you like to read about deeply unlikable and flawed characters, this is a must read!

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carina_dreamer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

✂️ We have a college that is not Ivy League but is famous for its old look and for attracting rich families. Our narrator is named Jessica and she wanted to enter Harvard to please her dad, and when she failed she applied for this college, which she can't pay for. That's how her life of pretence starts and things get easy when she meets: Heather, Caro, Coop, Jack, Frankie and Mint. The seven of them will become The East House Seven, a nickname that would follow them throughout their popular college life.

✂️ Their appearance-focused daily life, mean girls' behaviour, sorority/fraternity crazy shenanigans... All that comes to a halt when one of their friends is murdered and the group falls apart. Ten years later, the crime is still unsolved and the little brother of the victim organizes a college reunion to antagonize the group for answers.

✂️ We have two timelines, I enjoyed the back and forward because it felt like an episode of HTGAWM since every time a secret was revealed in the present we got a flashback about it. And there's a feeling of thriller and anticipation when we start to get closer to the truth and I enjoyed that a lot.

✂️ Unfortunately, for me, I couldn't stand the characters! They're awful people, the high school stereotypes but make it college-centered, their friendship and love affairs are revealed to be full of lies... It's toxicity over and over again. I can't say it doesn't go well with the plot of the book, cause it does, but I couldn't enjoy their self-centred minds to the point I had to DNF my next read the book "Asking for it" by Louise O'Neill because the characters were also awful people.

✂️ The revelation of the true killer was satisfying and the motive was valid, I liked it. The ending I wasn't such a fan, didn't want a happy ending for them...

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ginnypie's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Got me out of a reading slump! I love dark unlikable characters! Honestly the pure hearted character was the only one i didn’t like .

The pacing was wonderful i was so hooked i loved all the different characters and how i was transported into their mess.

Such a good book. Will be reading again

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peristome's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I'm so conflicted about this book. On one hand, it's not like it's the worst thing I've ever read, but on the other, I didn't really enjoy it at all. I will admit that I listened to the audiobook and I hated how the female narrator did male voices; she was so dramatic, using a pitched down version of her regular voice, and I couldn't take it seriously. Sorry to whoever narrated this book but it definitely dampened my experience.

I also didn't really like any of the characters. I found them all super annoying, especially the main character Jessica. Her frustrating fixation on her college years was incredibly weird to me. I guess I can just never imagine being that obsessed with a period of your life like that. I also hated Eric. It felt like he knew exactly who did it but had to drag it out on purpose. Caro was the most annoying to me of all, though. She was so pompous and stuck-up. I do not feel sorry for her in any way.

I almost wanted to give this book a 1 star rating, but it felt kind of unfair. I did think the mystery was done well, even if I hated the characters. I also really liked the ending. The final line is killer (in a good way).