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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was absolutely wild. The lies piled up the more the mystery was uncovered. It was such a creative murder mystery, being solved by the victim was not something I’ve read before. It was still incredibly sad though, even with Jet making jokes to lighten the mood.
Sophia is such an insufferable person. Worst friend, wife, daughter-in-law, like dude, she was the worst. Jet was so correct with the letter she wrote for her at the end.
Also it was so messed up for the chief of police to pull the main characters hair and press on their head… knowing she had a serious head injury… what was that?
Read For
✓ Sarcastic Humor
✓ Childhood Friends
✓ Murder Investigation
✓ Irredeemable Characters
✓ Family Secrets (so many)
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊
Spice Level: n/a
Sad Level: 💧💧💧💧
Plot: 10/10
Pace: 9/10
Ending: 8/10
Characters: 9/10
Enjoyability: 9/10
Writing Style: 8/10
Would I Recommend? Yes
Favorite Character: Billy
Favorite Quote: ❝ That final week, not quite long enough, not quite dead yet. But if it’s a frog to you, then it’s a frog to me too ❞
POV: First Person
Pages: 392
Format: Audiobook
Language: English
Release Date: 22, July 2025
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Gaslighting
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Infidelity, Police brutality, Alcohol
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
5 ⭐️
This twisty thriller provides a unique storyline, engaging characters, and satisfying twists. Great as a buddy read/bookclub read!
Characters: I quite liked Jet as a character—she is a little unconventional, maybe a tad immature, and definitely sarcastic. I enjoyed her sardonic response to the situations she was placed in and felt like she was relatable. The remaining side characters, including her best friend, Billy, were all well constructed as well. It is clear the author put a lot of thought into the roles each character would play and how each character could be a suspect in Jet’s death.
Plot: TWISTY! I felt like the twists were twistin’! While I know some people guessed the outcome, I did not and at points there are cases to be made for many different suspects. How the eventual story turns out felt like a satisfying conclusion over all.
Setting: This book is set around Halloween, which makes it a fantastic fall read. The town as described was perfect for the chilling story that unfolds.
Overall: I would recommend this as a solid thriller recommendation for any of my thriller-loving friends. It also works for folks who enjoy crime/whodunnit mystery novels.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow this book has given me sooo much appreciation for holly jackson and reminded me how much I love her books!! This was an absolutely crazy ride with sooo much going on at a pretty fast pace, which kept me constantly shocked and entertained. This book was so clever and I never suspected the ending!! I think holly jackson may have had a little TOO much fun with this being her adult debut and there was hence a little TOO much swearing since she could finally do that here hahaha,, but the book was also sooo funny omg I loved jet’s humour! I had fun with all the plot twists and overall was a fast and fun time but with such a sad ending 😭.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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