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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5
I wanted to love this as much as the others but it just didn't meet my mark.
Stevie's personality was pretty unbearable through the first part of the book. Having a long term
relationship was pretty much her whole personality. Even when she does reunite with him all she does is pine over him. (Which I am doing my best to keep in my mind that she is a high school student and they can be kinda dramatic lol) The overall mystery and plot were great and I truly enjoyed that part. I am excited to read more and see where the story takes us. It did end on a total cliffhanger thought! Can't wait to see what else Maureen comes up with.
I wanted to love this as much as the others but it just didn't meet my mark.
Stevie's personality was pretty unbearable through the first part of the book. Having a long term
relationship was pretty much her whole personality. Even when she does reunite with him all she does is pine over him. (Which I am doing my best to keep in my mind that she is a high school student and they can be kinda dramatic lol) The overall mystery and plot were great and I truly enjoyed that part. I am excited to read more and see where the story takes us. It did end on a total cliffhanger thought! Can't wait to see what else Maureen comes up with.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Altijd vermakelijk deze serie maar in dit boek vond ik de plotline en de volwassen karakters soms ongeloofwaardig. Ook wel interessant om Engeland door een Amerikaanse bril te zien haha
Fun, entertaining mystery, with lots of the characters and interactions we know and love. Having visited London a few times, it was nice to recognize many of the locales and British-isms mentioned, and have a couple explained that I didn't know about before. I do hope there will be more. Judging by the ending, there will be.
DNF @ 200 pages
I quite honestly think I've just grown out of this series. I literally never read YA anymore because I simply don't relate to it as a twenty six year old woman. I'm not saying older adults can't read and enjoy YA or this book specifically. But for me, I think I've just simply grown out of reading about characters who are in high school in college.
I started reading the series when at first came out and absolutely loved, it's one of my favorite series of all time and I even liked the spinach where they're at the summer camp. But I got about 200 pages into this one. And it is far more about Stevie debating how to have sex with David rather than any actual mystery. Which again, that's totally fine, especially for a ya book to explore - but I'm simply not interested.
I love Maureen Johnson though and will definitely be keeping up with her upcoming releases that aren't in this series!
I quite honestly think I've just grown out of this series. I literally never read YA anymore because I simply don't relate to it as a twenty six year old woman. I'm not saying older adults can't read and enjoy YA or this book specifically. But for me, I think I've just simply grown out of reading about characters who are in high school in college.
I started reading the series when at first came out and absolutely loved, it's one of my favorite series of all time and I even liked the spinach where they're at the summer camp. But I got about 200 pages into this one. And it is far more about Stevie debating how to have sex with David rather than any actual mystery. Which again, that's totally fine, especially for a ya book to explore - but I'm simply not interested.
I love Maureen Johnson though and will definitely be keeping up with her upcoming releases that aren't in this series!