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albertordt's review against another edition
2.0
Los personajes se me han hecho insoportables y la trama inverosímil. Me hubiera gustado que la trama hubiera sido más seria, dejando un poco de lado o separando los conflictos románticos absurdos que, obviamente, en una situación donde se vivieran asesinatos, serían ignorados.
amanda1793's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the original story much more. But I understand the hype.
This book reminded me, not only of the book it was based on, but also almost every cabin on an island in the woods horror story.
I thought for a while that someone had faked their death, though who I wasn't sure and then I changed my mind to someone who is crazy enough to try and doom everyone. In the end, my first guess was right.
I felt the romance was a little forced and rushed. I also thought it was odd for this type of book to have a side plot that focused so heavily on a romance that is very troupey to the YA genre (and I won't say what it is so that I don't spoil the novel).
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I had issues with it, which hold down the star rating.
This book reminded me, not only of the book it was based on, but also almost every cabin on an island in the woods horror story.
I thought for a while that someone had faked their death, though who I wasn't sure and then I changed my mind to someone who is crazy enough to try and doom everyone. In the end, my first guess was right.
I felt the romance was a little forced and rushed. I also thought it was odd for this type of book to have a side plot that focused so heavily on a romance that is very troupey to the YA genre (and I won't say what it is so that I don't spoil the novel).
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I had issues with it, which hold down the star rating.
sirensaria's review against another edition
4.0
So... I figured this would be a solid two, maybe a three, through the first half of the book. As soon as the heads started rolling (metaphorically speaking) things good GOOD!!! I breezed through the second half of the book in one sitting. After the diary, man... Sorry, no spoilers. Got it.
We start off with Meg and Minnie. Meg was a bit of a wimp, to be honest. She ALWAYS cow-tailed to Minnie. Always. Even going to far as to pretty much cut a cute guy that Meg liked out of her life. Minnie? Man, she was CRAZAY!!! But then you quickly find out she has depression and anxiety issues, so some of her main character flaws start to make more sense. Their friendship dynamic was a huge part through the book. It really brought home how complicated any sort of relationship can be, especially with someone who has a mental illness.
Most of the other characters were a bunch of stereotypes. Nathan, the really gross perv. Vivian, the know-it-all bitch, who wouldn't think twice about backstabbing her own mother to win. Kenny, the friend of Nathan, and a gamer. Gunner, the stupid football player. Almost all of the side characters were so stereotypical. But I could deal with them, because they weren't the focus of the book.
What was the focus of the book? Relationships. How people treat others, good or bad. Everything in the book stemmed from one of the characters' relationship with someone else. And how they all played out. This was done really well. You also saw the breakdown of these relationships as the bodies started piling up. Everything felt raw and real.
Meg does get better by the end. She found her backbone after all! Her relationships with specific people really grow and mature. You really get to see her grow and find her own voice.
The murders were absolutely genius! At first, they make no sense and seem random. But once you get farther in, they really start to make sense. As bad as it sounds, I really enjoyed some of them.
This was a take on Agatha Christie's And Then There We're None. Now, I know the plot, and have seen some of the scenes from one of the films, but I never actually read the book. I can't say this was a perfect take on the book, as I just don't know enough about the book, but I think it was rather well done. I saw a bunch of the elements from the plot, just moved to today and involved teens. Personally, I really enjoyed this. It did start off a bit slow, but once the ball got rolling (not heads this time) it was fast-paced and a real page turner.
We start off with Meg and Minnie. Meg was a bit of a wimp, to be honest. She ALWAYS cow-tailed to Minnie. Always. Even going to far as to pretty much cut a cute guy that Meg liked out of her life. Minnie? Man, she was CRAZAY!!! But then you quickly find out she has depression and anxiety issues, so some of her main character flaws start to make more sense. Their friendship dynamic was a huge part through the book. It really brought home how complicated any sort of relationship can be, especially with someone who has a mental illness.
Most of the other characters were a bunch of stereotypes. Nathan, the really gross perv. Vivian, the know-it-all bitch, who wouldn't think twice about backstabbing her own mother to win. Kenny, the friend of Nathan, and a gamer. Gunner, the stupid football player. Almost all of the side characters were so stereotypical. But I could deal with them, because they weren't the focus of the book.
What was the focus of the book? Relationships. How people treat others, good or bad. Everything in the book stemmed from one of the characters' relationship with someone else. And how they all played out. This was done really well. You also saw the breakdown of these relationships as the bodies started piling up. Everything felt raw and real.
Meg does get better by the end. She found her backbone after all! Her relationships with specific people really grow and mature. You really get to see her grow and find her own voice.
The murders were absolutely genius! At first, they make no sense and seem random. But once you get farther in, they really start to make sense. As bad as it sounds, I really enjoyed some of them.
This was a take on Agatha Christie's And Then There We're None. Now, I know the plot, and have seen some of the scenes from one of the films, but I never actually read the book. I can't say this was a perfect take on the book, as I just don't know enough about the book, but I think it was rather well done. I saw a bunch of the elements from the plot, just moved to today and involved teens. Personally, I really enjoyed this. It did start off a bit slow, but once the ball got rolling (not heads this time) it was fast-paced and a real page turner.
reader4evr's review against another edition
4.0
First thing I loved the cover of this book. It was simple and too the point. I think it would pull any person even though this book is geared toward teens.
This book was super creepy especially when I was finishing it up last night and reading in my dark apartment!
Not sure if I liked the characters in the story, no one really stood out. I was kind of confused for the first couple of chapters between Meg and Minnie just because there names are so close to each other plus they are friends. The thing that kept me reading was the short chapters especially since each one of them ended with a cliff hanger and also wanting to know who the killer was! I had a couple of ideas of who I thought the murderer was but I was so wrong in the end. When you find out about who the murderer is, it kind of reminded me of a movie that I've seen before. Speaking of murders, I was surprised that only 60 pages into the book, the first murder happened. The description were kind of gross but would totally pull any horror fan into the story.
I haven't read the book And then there were none that this book is based on but I think this would intrigue students or spark their interest in possibly picking up the original after reading this.
Watched the trailer after I read the book and it is a great hook to get students to read it.
This book was super creepy especially when I was finishing it up last night and reading in my dark apartment!
Not sure if I liked the characters in the story, no one really stood out. I was kind of confused for the first couple of chapters between Meg and Minnie just because there names are so close to each other plus they are friends. The thing that kept me reading was the short chapters especially since each one of them ended with a cliff hanger and also wanting to know who the killer was! I had a couple of ideas of who I thought the murderer was but I was so wrong in the end. When you find out about who the murderer is, it kind of reminded me of a movie that I've seen before. Speaking of murders, I was surprised that only 60 pages into the book, the first murder happened. The description were kind of gross but would totally pull any horror fan into the story.
I haven't read the book And then there were none that this book is based on but I think this would intrigue students or spark their interest in possibly picking up the original after reading this.
Watched the trailer after I read the book and it is a great hook to get students to read it.
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Notes when I read this book the first time (2012):
This book was just awesome. It had mystery, love, thriller and it kept me guessing. I had some guesses, and in the end I could guess who it was, but there were lots of false hints given. :)
I would recommend this book to everyone who likes mysteries, being stuck on an island, storms, mysterious deaths (in gruesome ways).
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Review when I re-read this book in 2015:
Doing a re-read. My edition is the hardcover, but we all know how re-reading works on GR. :)
So did I love this book as I did back almost 3 years ago? Yes, yes I did. I only remembered some stuff, and at times I felt like I knew more than I wanted, but most of it has luckily faded away. Phew!
Most of my old review still applies, but I want to update and write a new one with updated feelings and thoughts.
I absolutely adored Meg, she seemed to be the only normal girl in the house at times, she also seemed like the only one not really fitting in with the crowd. Everyone else is pretty much popular or is known, she is not popular, she isn't known that much. But later we find out why she also got an invite. What her purpose is in this bloody game of death.
I loved that Meg tried to keep cool, tried to keep her calm, but you could just see cracks appearing with each person dying, with each bloody murder. Add to that how her bitchy best friend was treating her, and it amazes me that Meg didn't crack earlier. She is an incredibly strong and determined person. While the rest was just trying to flee, or try to hide, she tried to figure out what the hell was going on. She tried to figure out who did everything, who the murderer really was. And sure, later on someone else helped out too, but it was mostly her.
I didn't like how she was so friendly with Minnie. It was just a bit creepy, it was less of friendship and more of a parent/child relationship. She took care of her friend, she did everything that her friend wanted, she followed her everywhere. I just wanted to shake her and tell her to get a life. To tell Minnie the honest truth, to tell her that Minnie wasn't a good friend.
Another thing that seemed odd (and something that happens more often in books) is that Meg took her journal with her to the party. Why would you do that? It is bound to happen that someone stumbles upon it, or you leave it open (or in this case... someone else did). You care so much about your friend, yet you don't care that she might see the journals? See the truth that you have written down there?
Minnie, bleh, I really disliked her. She was one of the worst characters, she did prove herself near the end, but that was just a short moment, and I don't know if she genuinely cared or it was due to all the stuff that happened.
I think Minnie was pretty heartless. And sure, she is bipolar, she has some problems, but come on. Demanding all that stuff from your friend? Asking her to comply to all your wishes and means? And get angry when she shows a bit of emotion to guy you want, but who clearly said no to you. Shouldn't you support your friend? Why should it always be about you and what you want?
Minnie is an enormously selfish girl, she was frustrating and I didn't like how she acted when people started dying.
We got a big cast of people, some we got to know more than others. Most of them were pretty stereotypical characters, but a few had a bit more than that and it was fun to learn more about them.
Though I would recommend you don't get too attached to them. This book is pretty gruesome and people will get killed, who, I won't tell as that is a spoiler, but let me just tell you this, don't get too close to these people.
The deaths were pretty gruesome and horrific, but they fitted with the story. I think if we just read about someone dying and no details that the book would have been pretty boring. But yeah, some parts just had me shivering and turning away a bit. But even gory, they weren't super gory, just gruesome.
The story itself was pretty awesome, I really loved all the little references and stuff you see happening in the story, things that you will recognize from other movies or books. Some stuff is so stereotypical for this kind of genre. Teens coming for a party to an island, a storm is raging, power dies and people start dying. And don't forget revenge.
The diary and why people died was (as soon as the diary was found) pretty easy to see, though who did it, that one was a nice speculation. Was it that one? Or was it that person? Or is there another person, not in the house, not invited. Or is it one of them? It was fun to read about it.
Other than the main story of revenge + gruesome deaths, we also have another story. One about a boy and girl, who both love/like each other but can't be together, and it was great fun that this was added to the story, it just gave that extra spark that made the book extra awesome. Especially with the whole, who is the killer part? it was just gave that edge to it. What would we do if it turns out it is that guy? Or that girl?
The ending was epic, and I really loved how everything went down. However, there was one tiny thing I didn't particularly like. I would have loved to know how it went with *insert name*. Some sort of epilogue, something to let us know the after effects.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This book was just awesome. It had mystery, love, thriller and it kept me guessing. I had some guesses, and in the end I could guess who it was, but there were lots of false hints given. :)
I would recommend this book to everyone who likes mysteries, being stuck on an island, storms, mysterious deaths (in gruesome ways).
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Review when I re-read this book in 2015:
Doing a re-read. My edition is the hardcover, but we all know how re-reading works on GR. :)
So did I love this book as I did back almost 3 years ago? Yes, yes I did. I only remembered some stuff, and at times I felt like I knew more than I wanted, but most of it has luckily faded away. Phew!
Most of my old review still applies, but I want to update and write a new one with updated feelings and thoughts.
I absolutely adored Meg, she seemed to be the only normal girl in the house at times, she also seemed like the only one not really fitting in with the crowd. Everyone else is pretty much popular or is known, she is not popular, she isn't known that much. But later we find out why she also got an invite. What her purpose is in this bloody game of death.
I loved that Meg tried to keep cool, tried to keep her calm, but you could just see cracks appearing with each person dying, with each bloody murder. Add to that how her bitchy best friend was treating her, and it amazes me that Meg didn't crack earlier. She is an incredibly strong and determined person. While the rest was just trying to flee, or try to hide, she tried to figure out what the hell was going on. She tried to figure out who did everything, who the murderer really was. And sure, later on someone else helped out too, but it was mostly her.
I didn't like how she was so friendly with Minnie. It was just a bit creepy, it was less of friendship and more of a parent/child relationship. She took care of her friend, she did everything that her friend wanted, she followed her everywhere. I just wanted to shake her and tell her to get a life. To tell Minnie the honest truth, to tell her that Minnie wasn't a good friend.
Another thing that seemed odd (and something that happens more often in books) is that Meg took her journal with her to the party. Why would you do that? It is bound to happen that someone stumbles upon it, or you leave it open (or in this case... someone else did). You care so much about your friend, yet you don't care that she might see the journals? See the truth that you have written down there?
Minnie, bleh, I really disliked her. She was one of the worst characters, she did prove herself near the end, but that was just a short moment, and I don't know if she genuinely cared or it was due to all the stuff that happened.
I think Minnie was pretty heartless. And sure, she is bipolar, she has some problems, but come on. Demanding all that stuff from your friend? Asking her to comply to all your wishes and means? And get angry when she shows a bit of emotion to guy you want, but who clearly said no to you. Shouldn't you support your friend? Why should it always be about you and what you want?
Minnie is an enormously selfish girl, she was frustrating and I didn't like how she acted when people started dying.
We got a big cast of people, some we got to know more than others. Most of them were pretty stereotypical characters, but a few had a bit more than that and it was fun to learn more about them.
Though I would recommend you don't get too attached to them. This book is pretty gruesome and people will get killed, who, I won't tell as that is a spoiler, but let me just tell you this, don't get too close to these people.
The deaths were pretty gruesome and horrific, but they fitted with the story. I think if we just read about someone dying and no details that the book would have been pretty boring. But yeah, some parts just had me shivering and turning away a bit. But even gory, they weren't super gory, just gruesome.
The story itself was pretty awesome, I really loved all the little references and stuff you see happening in the story, things that you will recognize from other movies or books. Some stuff is so stereotypical for this kind of genre. Teens coming for a party to an island, a storm is raging, power dies and people start dying. And don't forget revenge.
The diary and why people died was (as soon as the diary was found) pretty easy to see, though who did it, that one was a nice speculation. Was it that one? Or was it that person? Or is there another person, not in the house, not invited. Or is it one of them? It was fun to read about it.
Other than the main story of revenge + gruesome deaths, we also have another story. One about a boy and girl, who both love/like each other but can't be together, and it was great fun that this was added to the story, it just gave that extra spark that made the book extra awesome. Especially with the whole, who is the killer part? it was just gave that edge to it. What would we do if it turns out it is that guy? Or that girl?
The ending was epic, and I really loved how everything went down. However, there was one tiny thing I didn't particularly like. I would have loved to know how it went with *insert name*. Some sort of epilogue, something to let us know the after effects.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
aclopez6's review against another edition
4.0
It was fine for a YA thriller/mystery , and once you get past the first~7 chapters, the book moves quick.
akookieforyou's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5*
Spookathon 2018
This book had some flaws, but I still enjoyed it. It was a fun little who-dun-it mystery that actually had me surprised at who the killer was.
Spookathon 2018
This book had some flaws, but I still enjoyed it. It was a fun little who-dun-it mystery that actually had me surprised at who the killer was.
quercine's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Did I solve it within the first approximately 75 pages? Yes. Did I have an unprecedented amount of fun getting there? Absolutely. Maybe it’s because this is written and set around the time I was a senior in high school. Maybe it’s because I liked Meg so much. Maybe it’s because Meg and Minnie’s toxic friendship was like a terrifying funhouse mirror of my own toxic high school friendship/love triangle. It doesn’t matter I just had fun reading it. The clues pointing to TJ were so fun because my original theory was right but I was starting to doubt myself in the same way Meg was. I thought he was maybe a Billy Loomis type, but really it was a Derek Feldman situation (right down to her shooting him). Honestly, I think this book is pretty much a perfect mashup of And Then There Were None, Clue (1985 movie), and Scream 2 which are two of my favorite movies and a novel I only know the premise of but is on my TBR for the year. Anyway.
Part way though the audio book I went crazy and ended up finding a physically copy so I could annotate it with notes about my theories and 2010s teen slang. Which is just to say I loved this so much I had to dissect it along the way.
Part way though the audio book I went crazy and ended up finding a physically copy so I could annotate it with notes about my theories and 2010s teen slang. Which is just to say I loved this so much I had to dissect it along the way.
emrodav's review against another edition
1.0
Maybe if you're going to write a book with a character who's bipolar you should do a little research? As someone living with bipolar disorder, I was disheartened and annoyed by how the author characterized Minnie. It's like the author thought "Oh bipolar = two moods and craziness right? This character will have too moods: crazy happy and crazy sad/angry. And she'll just switch between the two on a dime." That's....not really how bipolar works. Literally a single Google search or one (1) conversation with a bipolar person would've made that pretty clear.
Honestly, that was just one of the major issues I had with this book. I would list them all out, but why bother, to be honest. Let's just say it was pretty bad.
Honestly, that was just one of the major issues I had with this book. I would list them all out, but why bother, to be honest. Let's just say it was pretty bad.
harleyrae's review against another edition
3.0
Going into this I had no idea it was a retelling of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None."Once i figured that out I was a little disappointed in the book. I felt it didn't live up to the original. I also found the characters to be incredibly annoying. I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters or feeling sorry for when one might have died. I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style, I knew what she was going for but it didn't convey well to me.
Like the original though, I did enjoy trying to figure out who was the murderer and who was going to murdered next.
All in all I'm a little disappointed in this book as a whole, but I did enjoy reading it.
Like the original though, I did enjoy trying to figure out who was the murderer and who was going to murdered next.
All in all I'm a little disappointed in this book as a whole, but I did enjoy reading it.