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Ten by McNeil, Gretchen (2013) Paperback by Gretchen McNeil, Gretchen McNeil
4 reviews
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot twist at the end of the book, faked death
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence
Minor: Gore
Race and LGBTQ references
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Whatever possessed me when I was younger to step away from this book…WHY? This book was SO good. I loved everything about it. Granted, I did predict a lot of the plot twists EXCEPT FOR THE LAST ONE. I still can’t believe Minnie died. She was a toxic friend, but she was also mentally unstable. And let me say I have a very high tolerance for messed-up deaths. THIS BOOK LITERALLY MADE ME GAG. Meg + T.J. are couple goals, though. This book needs to be talked about more. I loved it.
I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. SO good.
I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. SO good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual harassment
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was extremely fast paced and addicting. I found it very hard to put down, and I wanted to stay up all night reading it. It was really interesting, with a similar concept to “and then there were none” by Agatha Christie, the “locked room”, or in this case, deserted island mystery. This book was filled with suspense and an ending/reveal that I didn’t see coming. I think this is a solid mystery book, and I would be interested in reading more books by this author. It was really well written and well put together.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Murder
Minor: Cursing, Gore
I would say maybe 14+ because of the violence
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
10 teens are lured to an island house under the guise of a weekend of partying. Things start to go horribly wrong as one by one, they end up dead. Who is in the house with them? or is one of them the killer?
Ten had a really slow start in my opinion, it took me a minute to get into it but when it picked up, it didn’t stop. A mixture of And then there were none and the ring, this YA thriller had me questioning everyone at all times. I thought I had it figured out but this surprised me!
I had a bit of a problem with the way the mental illness was portrayed. As someone with Bipolar Disorder, the way that Minnie was described as being clingy and moody made me really upset. There is so much that goes into Bipolar disorder that it can’t be boiled down to that. It villainized Minnie in such an uncomfortable way, which is why i rated it lower than i would have if the MI was handled differently.
I really liked the descriptions of everything, it made me feel like I was truly watching a horror/slasher movie. It was such a dark and fast paced read that i didn’t even realize some of the time that i was reading. The plot twists, the clues, the friends to lovers subplot, all of it was handled so great and interestingly. Again, if Minnie’s character was handled better, I would have rated it higher. I do recommend it, especially if you need something to get you out of a reading slump or you want to just have a quick and easy read.
Ten had a really slow start in my opinion, it took me a minute to get into it but when it picked up, it didn’t stop. A mixture of And then there were none and the ring, this YA thriller had me questioning everyone at all times. I thought I had it figured out but this surprised me!
I had a bit of a problem with the way the mental illness was portrayed. As someone with Bipolar Disorder, the way that Minnie was described as being clingy and moody made me really upset. There is so much that goes into Bipolar disorder that it can’t be boiled down to that. It villainized Minnie in such an uncomfortable way, which is why i rated it lower than i would have if the MI was handled differently.
I really liked the descriptions of everything, it made me feel like I was truly watching a horror/slasher movie. It was such a dark and fast paced read that i didn’t even realize some of the time that i was reading. The plot twists, the clues, the friends to lovers subplot, all of it was handled so great and interestingly. Again, if Minnie’s character was handled better, I would have rated it higher. I do recommend it, especially if you need something to get you out of a reading slump or you want to just have a quick and easy read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism