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mollybug7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Drug use, and Outing
Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Suicide
babsi_222's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
-thd different POV's were confusing at first but pretty interesting and cool overall
-idk if I like any of the main characters as my fav character cause they are all kinda shitty ig but still they had lots of personality glow up so idk
-I like Kris, Ashton & Maeve lol
-I did NOT expect this outcome damn
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-I'm definitely gonna read the other books
-I love the writing sytle
-"No body, no crime" by Taylor Swift.
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-CHAPTER 29 HAS ME SCREAMING AND CRYING WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, I'M SO SCARED & DAYUM
Graphic: Suicide and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Grief
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Torture, and Alcoholism
daniellearlotta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Terminal illness
joan_salder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Is this a book? No its a masterpiece!
First things first: I loved how the book was written in the present tense, though it took some time getting used to it as I have never read any book in the P tense. The story, the outline, the twists. I would never have guessed it all. It didn't even occur to me the person who might be the football of the game. Every book has a mysterious murder, this had a suicide and I was shocked! It all was a mess for the four people, but it went on well and I am glad that Nate and Bronwyn got back together once again, though I know Nate was being a jerk about all this.
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you'll go to protect them.
So true. Everyone has secrets, but you gotta know that somehow, whenever, the secrets will come out and your life will be ruined so better not keep secrets not worth keeping, right? Nate's and Bronwyn's relationship had me wanting for more every time their P.O.V was shown. I was so happy when Nate finally chose to occur at a place where Bronwyn might now want him to be after all that happened. He actually asked her out on a date and she agreed. OMG I loved it! I hope to see more of Nate and Bronwyn in the next book of the series.
Addy suddenly became the fierce women after Jake dumped her (well, in my opinion, she went and told the secret so she broke up with him) from the little girl like princess she used to be. I love her so much after that! I actually love how she fought Jake and realized it was better to move on from Jake. I think Jake should have just helped Simon not commit suicide rather than helping him do it. Not much of a good friend though.
Simon really worked everything out so perfect or maybe Karen M. McManus did, but it all was a perfect plan and I really think if Simon would have wanted to hide everything he had done, he would have aced it!
Who might have thought it was all a suicide and not a murder. But it was all setup to be. Yet no one thought of it until when Sam Barron confessed.
Cooper Clay. Oh God! I was actually happy when Cooper turned out to be gay because I thought he could not have received more love if he had any other secret such as being on steroids, I actually thought he was though. (Forgive me if you don't understand because I don't actually know how to explain.)
This was basically my whole review on it and I SERIOSULY LOVED THE BOOK, especially Bronwyn and Nate. (Bronwyn might be jealous.)
I loved the book!<spoiler/>
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Grief, Drug use, and Death
Minor: Cursing
bailee_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Suicide
mair_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Bullying and Outing
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Misogyny
allyhoo811's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Overall, I found this to an engaging YA mystery. The characters and their secrets/motives were pretty cliche and easily guessed, but the overall character development (especially with Addy) was wonderful and I would definitely recommend this one to most people. It gave me huge Breakfast Club vibes and I think fans of 80s/90s teen movies would especially enjoy the nostalgia factor even though it has a contemporary setting.
I did not love the ending/epilogue,
My 2 Big Issues (contain major spoilers):
1. Simon killing himself was a really interesting (if somewhat predictable) twist, but the portrayal of Simon as someone suffering from depression was unfortunate. Many people (teens included) suffer from depression, but they don't create elaborate, evil revenge plots to take out everyone who ever looked at them funny. Most people with depression have a hard time getting out of bed. And Simon had been destroying people's lives for years, portraying him as someone who was depressed and felt like an outsider when he was actually probably suffering from some severe personality disorders puts a bad light on depression, especially in a YA book.
2. Jake's character arc. This is a thriller trope I hate, and I hate it even more in a YA mystery. Jake the "perfect" boyfriend with some controlling tendances turns into a psycho killer at the end of the novel. This is just so overdone and not logical. Yes, people who attempt to control their partners are more likely to engage in emotional and physical abuse. But Jake had gone months without the slightest indication that he was escalating after he found out about the cheating (and kept it to himself). His mask didn't even slip once. And by the end we have a crazy action sequence where he is trying to kill two people without any hesitation. It felt forced, and I think Addy's character arc would have been better served without the killer boyfriend trope.
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Stalking, and Transphobia
katiebookedout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
oliviaferlazzo's review against another edition
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Chronic illness
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Enjoyable but like incredibly predictable
Literally nothing was a surprise
<SPOILERS>
Also it does feel like cheating that none of them were lying about that but ok
Also fuck u simon
Also really? Everyone is that pressed that she cheated on some tests? Im sorry did her teacher rly not notice that she went from a d to getting 100%?? Thats on him
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship