1.33k reviews for:

The Counselors

Jessica Goodman

3.48 AVERAGE

lem_22's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bonnie_hood's review against another edition

2.75

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Meh.

sunshine20806's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kayleigh_reads's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious 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

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Could be a 2.5 star could be a 3 depends on the day honestly cause I didn't really hate it but I also am finding it hard to pinpoint anything that I liked either.
I'm gonna be honest this book was kind of stupid. I didn't like the "twist" at the end and think it made the whole story feel lackluster. I also went into this so excited because I was hoping for a summer camp thriller and I definitely got more summer camp vibes than I did thriller really. It also felt like not a lot happened like they were going about camp like nothing was wrong and weren't really doing anything about the death that just happened on camp grounds. I also hated the way that the author kept trying to get us to root for and feel for Heller, like that man ain't shit get off of your knees. This book just wasn't what I was hoping for it to be but it was a fast read so it wasn't a total waste of time.

lydiaewinters's review against another edition

4.0

emotional slow-paced

devanrichards's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

janad's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clawson2's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katelynnnn23's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

palmtreechickie's review against another edition

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I don’t like to low rate YA books because i recognize they weren’t written from me, and maybe it’s on me for misinterpreting the blurb, but this is certainly not the summer camp slasher I thought it was going to be! Calling it a thriller feels generous.