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kyriannaj's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol and Animal death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Blood, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Rape, and Murder
Minor: Addiction and Death of parent
emmielemons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder
hamohero's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A super fun mystery with a charming main character. I was able to find out who the killer was pretty early on but was still enraptured by many mysteries unraveling.
The only things that got me side eying this story is the romance subplot (but it's ya so like, whatever I guess ) and
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Racism, Murder, Animal death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Drug use
snf1996's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Murder, Rape, and Violence
laurenfro22's review against another edition
2.75
- white savior up the wazoo. Are we not going to talk about racial profiling? No intersectional understanding of issues? No?
- slapstick diversity
- ring? Fancy? (Edit: my wife told me the author is from the UK which explains SO MUCH ffs)
- mc is an idiot masquerading as a Ivy League bound high schooler
- what high schooler is doing a CAPSTONE?
- what high schooler has time to do all the bananas sh*t unquestioned?
- HOW did the MC not end up dead with the batsh*t decisions to confront suspects ALONE
- Ethics is calling and they’d like to speak to the MC
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TL;DR: it was a quick, formulaic book with poor character development, questionable motives, and a heaping scoop of racial insensitivity.
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent and Fatphobia
mcshnick'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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Bullying
Moderate: Rape and Murder
Minor: Racism
emmadobson33'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Murder, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Animal death
Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Vomit, and Violence
shrinidhi_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It’s a fast paced thriller. Totally loved the main characters and their bond. Pippa is me in so many ways. Loved the way, the story progressed. The twist was almost unexpected. The last 100 pages gave me a roller coaster of emotions. The way each character/suspect was analysed was also really good. Totally unputdownable!!!!
Graphic: Murder and Drug abuse
reachingforstardust's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Bullying
Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, and Death of parent
tonyaf'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? No
4.0
This reminded me a little of season 1 of Veronica Mars, in the best way.
Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Self harm, Bullying, and Racism