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csnurr's review against another edition
3.0
This feels a little too similar to Veronica Mars for me. Too much “you can try to leave but it sucks you back in” and “small town corruption, it’s a tale as old as time.” Aka this feels like a cliche and I wanted to like this way more than I did.
Would like to know why every heroine who returns to her hometown after escaping and reaching some kind of success in thrillers like this just decides to go completely off the rails the second she touches back down. This would have been so much better if Abby didn’t immediately start drunk driving every night after she returns to The Barrens.
Would like to know why every heroine who returns to her hometown after escaping and reaching some kind of success in thrillers like this just decides to go completely off the rails the second she touches back down. This would have been so much better if Abby didn’t immediately start drunk driving every night after she returns to The Barrens.
goudaparanoia's review against another edition
3.0
It feels like something I would like but it was very "meh" to me.
littlebluewindow16's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.75
maggiebook's review
3.0
Very enjoyable book. Good character development. I had heard a lot about this book and expected something different. The mystery was good but not really anything new. Overall I enjoyed the book but it didn't have the wow factor for me I heard other reviewers talk about.
manderzreadz's review
4.0
This book draws you in to learn about a small town’s hidden secrets and what lengths people will go through for money and corruption. The protagonist’s unspoken OCD tendencies could have been addressed, but overall a compelling book with a no strings left loose ending.
tfpeel's review against another edition
4.0
buon esordio per la Ritter, davvero un thriller con una trama intrigante, complimenti!!!
Ammetto che avrei dato un'altra fine ma per il resto aspetto gli eventuali prossimi!
Ammetto che avrei dato un'altra fine ma per il resto aspetto gli eventuali prossimi!
livrawds's review against another edition
1.0
Wow I have not had a good record with books the start of this year
ludacrystal414's review
3.0
3.5 stars. I enjoyed it. The ending was rushed, but everything was wrapped up. Good debut novel. Looking forward to the next book by Krysten Ritter.
starthelostgirl's review against another edition
2.0
This is not a good book. I wanted to love it so badly, because the talent is there, but it just fell flat in every way. I did not care at all about a single character in this book. They were all flat and dull. Abby is messed up over a weird thing that happened in high school and it is never explained why she cares so much. She immediately ends up in romantic situations with two guys for no apparent reason. Abby conveniently recalls crucial details of a twenty-year-old incident that she apparently embedded into her psyche, despite not remembering them until now. The main mystery is honestly very boring and not fun to read about. They are investigating whether a local company is polluting the water and then no one cares at all when they prove that to be true. The real mystery is so convoluted, contrived, and ludicrous that even the best suspension-of-disbelief could not get me to swallow it. There are so many semicolons in this book (sometimes up to a dozen per page) that it actually distracted me.
The climax was incredibly exciting and had me on the edge of my seat, but the total disregard for anything resembling realism left me feeling disappointed when I had turned the last page. I think Ritter can do so much better with a solid plot, some character development, and a better editor.
The climax was incredibly exciting and had me on the edge of my seat, but the total disregard for anything resembling realism left me feeling disappointed when I had turned the last page. I think Ritter can do so much better with a solid plot, some character development, and a better editor.