Reviews

Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti

_munir4_'s review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

notmaiareading's review

4.0

Love love loved this. The story was great, and it kept me hooked the whole time. Having it in an interview format is genius, and I love the subtle differences between the characters' versions of events, I also really enjoyed the conclusion. My only issue is there were some drawn-out moments or some moments where the characters would say something suspicious, and the police wouldn't ask for further detail, which I thought was unrealistic

iluvbooks123's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm actually shaking writing this the end left me lotion awe like wtfff. While we expected some kind of supernatural entity or something as the grand reveal the sheer realism of how Maylee ended up was so much more devastating in my opinion. 

tx2001aggie's review

2.75

Marketed as YA. Too much profanity and homosexual / marxist propaganda. If that hadn’t been woven into the story, it would’ve been 5*s. 

tnemelce's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, and Bullying

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review

DNF
got too much

turkovq's review

4.0

4 stars only for Nolan, he kept the story interesting and funny throughout. I wanted to slap Petra and Maylee most of the time, although Maylee was somewhat relatable.

Ending was sudden, I excepted more of a closed chapter, but i guess nothing happened to them.

lauratector's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
This book was amazing. Written only in first person police interviews we learn everything as the police do. 

If you love books where you can't trust the narrator this is the one for you because everyone has secrets but whose secret is the reason one of their friends are missing in the middle of the forest?? 

blackthorn2221's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

missy_reading's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was definitely a book that kept me on the edge of my seat till the end. I think that the multiple POVs helped to add to the unreliableness of the characters. I think that the plot was simple and the ultimate reveal was a little lackluster in my opinion, but I do think that this was an enjoyable read. I think that each of the characters was well fleshed out and their flaws were what made them so compelling to follow. I think that this a story that fans of Good Girls Guide to Murder or the Truly Devious. I will definitely be picking up more from this author.