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beesreadingshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Suicide
hollyk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This definitely is one of the more accurate portrayals of teens and TikTok that I've come across. I enjoyed seeing someone who ~got it~ and the mystery was intriguing.
One small complaint: the way the teens talked vacillated between very grown and very immature, (which as teens, immaturity is a given) but the inconsistency was a bit jarring. I also found the replacement for curse words a bit out of place (I'm not sure if there were restrictions because this is YA) but if there can be themes of underage drinking and weed, I feel like they should be allowed to use adult curse words. Most teens do--it was a bit out of place for there to be a sudden heck or crap.
Entertaining and kept me invested throughout. Plus the nods to social media (namely TikTok) were pretty spot on. Although idk why Drake was brought into this. That part was awkward lol
One small complaint: the way the teens talked vacillated between very grown and very immature, (which as teens, immaturity is a given) but the inconsistency was a bit jarring. I also found the replacement for curse words a bit out of place (I'm not sure if there were restrictions because this is YA) but if there can be themes of underage drinking and weed, I feel like they should be allowed to use adult curse words. Most teens do--it was a bit out of place for there to be a sudden heck or crap.
Entertaining and kept me invested throughout. Plus the nods to social media (namely TikTok) were pretty spot on. Although idk why Drake was brought into this. That part was awkward lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Gore, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Bullying and Cursing
themoodreader's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
marchbabyy_08's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Goodness. The book wasn't terrible, but it felt like I was reading a WattPad book. There was so much name dropping, which I guess makes sense for the topic of the book, but it felt weird to read.
I found all of the characters to be shallow and pretty boring. They didn't really h e any type of depth to them, making them all some TikTok stars that mainly care about making money and being famous, no matter their background.
It's kinda hard to share my criticisms without some kind of spoiler, but I will say I was almost immediately able to figure out what happened (with one detail being wrong) within one or two chapters of the death. Nothing really came as a surprise, which I feel should be one of the biggest elements of a mystery.
Idk, not the worst book, you might actually love it if you haven't read other modern-day YA mysteries.
I found all of the characters to be shallow and pretty boring. They didn't really h e any type of depth to them, making them all some TikTok stars that mainly care about making money and being famous, no matter their background.
It's kinda hard to share my criticisms without some kind of spoiler, but I will say I was almost immediately able to figure out what happened (with one detail being wrong) within one or two chapters of the death. Nothing really came as a surprise, which I feel should be one of the biggest elements of a mystery.
Idk, not the worst book, you might actually love it if you haven't read other modern-day YA mysteries.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Vomit and Bullying
anniereads221's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Suicide, Medical content, Infidelity, Bullying, and Alcohol
booksofautumn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Gun violence
nicolibby's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
idk if i added this to my tbr ironically or because i was genuinely interested, but a murder mystery in an influencer house seemed intriguing nevertheless.
the book started off great. it also covered a lot of great themes, that people will do anything for fame, and that even celebrities/influencers are humans and require space, etc. bonus points for short chapters too
but then the suspense, in my opinion, wasn't built very well. the police scenes very HIGHLY unrealistic, almost childish. none of the characters had a personality; all of them were superficial and pretentious, which would've been fine if each of them had some other distinguishable personality trait. basically, the characters were very flat and one-dimensional.
however, it was the ending that ruined it all for me. it just seemed like the author mashed together the endings of One of Us Is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. AND THE WORST PART IS the police couldn't figure anything out for like a week and then randomly this kid solves the mystery in two minutes??? what????
so who would i recommend this book for? if you haven't read OOUIL and AGGGTM (although you definitely should) and want a simple, not too complex YA mystery/thriller, go right ahead and read this
the book started off great. it also covered a lot of great themes, that people will do anything for fame, and that even celebrities/influencers are humans and require space, etc. bonus points for short chapters too
but then the suspense, in my opinion, wasn't built very well. the police scenes very HIGHLY unrealistic, almost childish. none of the characters had a personality; all of them were superficial and pretentious, which would've been fine if each of them had some other distinguishable personality trait. basically, the characters were very flat and one-dimensional.
however, it was the ending that ruined it all for me. it just seemed like the author mashed together the endings of One of Us Is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. AND THE WORST PART IS the police couldn't figure anything out for like a week and then randomly this kid solves the mystery in two minutes??? what????
so who would i recommend this book for? if you haven't read OOUIL and AGGGTM (although you definitely should) and want a simple, not too complex YA mystery/thriller, go right ahead and read this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Suicide
herwitchiness's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I did figure out the ending before it was even half finished, including the “big shocking twist,” but I still thoroughly enjoyed this book & had a lot of fun reading it. The characters are well crafted & even though they are at times infuriating, you still want to know how this is going to end for them, even if you figure out the twist & ending way in advance!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide
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