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kcanny's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.5
itsgivingjacob's review
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
slow at the start but when it picks up it gets real good
thebookstalker's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
alilbitofmonica's review
3.0
I didn't love this and I didn't hate it.
Quite frankly, this book felt pretty boring to me. They don't get to the carnival until halfway through, and maybe it was the writing style, but if it wasn't an active death scene, I wasn't really that interested? But the kills were pretty brutal, so that was fun. And the fun little hints/easter eggs along the way to help you piece things together was pretty fun.
- I wanted... more horror?
- I understand WHY we needed a lot of foundation for the characters and spent more time getting to know their lives... but to spend half of the book on setup felt like an eternity. And this was a short book already...
- Why did they all need to be high for this? Honestly, it made the kills less exciting because they're just staring aimlessly or giggling or something.
- Are these the only girls at their school? How does the most popular, most athletic, most musical, most techy, most whatever girls all manage to be best friends somehow and have deep emotional memories together? It felt a little too convenient for them to all be besties before this when it was genuinely a senior tradition?
Am I still going to read the sequel? Yep, because I still need to know what can come next after this.
Quite frankly, this book felt pretty boring to me. They don't get to the carnival until halfway through, and maybe it was the writing style, but if it wasn't an active death scene, I wasn't really that interested? But the kills were pretty brutal, so that was fun. And the fun little hints/easter eggs along the way to help you piece things together was pretty fun.
- I wanted... more horror?
- I understand WHY we needed a lot of foundation for the characters and spent more time getting to know their lives... but to spend half of the book on setup felt like an eternity. And this was a short book already...
- Why did they all need to be high for this? Honestly, it made the kills less exciting because they're just staring aimlessly or giggling or something.
- Are these the only girls at their school? How does the most popular, most athletic, most musical, most techy, most whatever girls all manage to be best friends somehow and have deep emotional memories together? It felt a little too convenient for them to all be besties before this when it was genuinely a senior tradition?
Am I still going to read the sequel? Yep, because I still need to know what can come next after this.
booksonawire's review
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely loved this! It was quick, fun, and gorier than I expected and I will definitely be buying more from Ivy Tholen.
gabbiecmoi's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
heatheroakes's review
4.0
What do I love as much as slasher movies...slasher books. This was just plain fun !
bookishlittlebird's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0