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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
The title of this book made me want to read it and I'm sure glad I did.
The book mainly follows Claire(Kirby) as she is dragged bag to the small town she was living a year ago. The book the splits between the happenings of 12 months ago and at present day.
The writing style was chatty and I loved how Claire spoke almost directly to the reader at times. What started out as quite an amusing book turned more tense as the story progressed. At times is had me flipping the pages so fast.
I loved the addition of the group text messages and I would definitely recommend this one, the pacing made me fly through it and I found the characters and the friendship group really fun.
The book mainly follows Claire(Kirby) as she is dragged bag to the small town she was living a year ago. The book the splits between the happenings of 12 months ago and at present day.
The writing style was chatty and I loved how Claire spoke almost directly to the reader at times. What started out as quite an amusing book turned more tense as the story progressed. At times is had me flipping the pages so fast.
I loved the addition of the group text messages and I would definitely recommend this one, the pacing made me fly through it and I found the characters and the friendship group really fun.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
12 months ago, Kirby Cornell lost her job and moved to the small town of Crowhurst to live with a bunch of messy housemates. She spent her days navigating her boring, dead-end job and avoiding her sleazy landlord. This all changed when super-sleuth Esme moved in temporarily with them to investigate an infamous series of murders which occurred in the town 30 years ago. Esme uses her social media platform to get to the truth about whether the killer died as was believed at the time. She believes he's still out there.
Fast forward a year and Esme is dead. Despite this, she starts messaging everyone via their group chat. As each flatmate leaves the group chat , they die a horrible death. Kirby is left to find out who is behind the killing before she becomes the next victim.
A fun contemporary murder mystery with it's modern take on amateur sleuthing, with a strong focus on the use of social media. It's a fast-paced, easy read. I enjoyed the twists in the storyline and while I guessed where some of the story was heading, it was still very enjoyable.
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book
Fast forward a year and Esme is dead. Despite this, she starts messaging everyone via their group chat. As each flatmate leaves the group chat , they die a horrible death. Kirby is left to find out who is behind the killing before she becomes the next victim.
A fun contemporary murder mystery with it's modern take on amateur sleuthing, with a strong focus on the use of social media. It's a fast-paced, easy read. I enjoyed the twists in the storyline and while I guessed where some of the story was heading, it was still very enjoyable.
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book
funny
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
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:
No
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
‘Everyone In The Group Chat Dies’ by L.M. Chilton is a dual timeline mystery set in a small Surrey town famous only for one grizzly night decades ago where a misfit spree killer murdered five residents. The story begins with our main character, Kriby, receiving an ominous message in a group chat that fell dormant a year ago, and then jumps back to twelve months ago when the elusive Esme moved in with Kirby and her housemates Seema, Dave and Dylan. The worlds of print media, TikTok-esque social media and true crime collide into the re-opening of a cold case, a disturbing contemporary disappearance… and members of the group chat perishing one-by-one…
This was an intriguing tale, with an immediately gripping title and a number of twists (some more predictable than others). The jumping timeline allowed witty foreshadowing and cliffhanger chapter endings, and the writing style was gossipy and eminently readable. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much character development, which made me less invested in the conclusion, but it was a fun quick read.
I received an advance Digital Review Copy of this book from the publisher Aria & Aries via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
This was an intriguing tale, with an immediately gripping title and a number of twists (some more predictable than others). The jumping timeline allowed witty foreshadowing and cliffhanger chapter endings, and the writing style was gossipy and eminently readable. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much character development, which made me less invested in the conclusion, but it was a fun quick read.
I received an advance Digital Review Copy of this book from the publisher Aria & Aries via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
dark
tense
medium-paced
New to the author and not disappointed, Everyone In the Group Chat Dies is a story for the 2020s. Revolving around WhatsApp chat, the story follows Kirby Cornell; daughter of a TV star, wannabe journalist and flatmate.
Esme turns up in Crowhurst, lets herself in with a key and announced herself as the new flatmate, but Dave, Dylan, Seema and Kirby (aka The Deadbeats) don’t have any idea who has let her rent the room. 24 hours later she’s gone again, vanished without a trace.
The book is told in 2 timelines, present day and 12 months ago, which nicely links together the relationships between the characters as slowly, everyone in the group chat dies…
Esme turns up in Crowhurst, lets herself in with a key and announced herself as the new flatmate, but Dave, Dylan, Seema and Kirby (aka The Deadbeats) don’t have any idea who has let her rent the room. 24 hours later she’s gone again, vanished without a trace.
The book is told in 2 timelines, present day and 12 months ago, which nicely links together the relationships between the characters as slowly, everyone in the group chat dies…
Not my thing at all. Characters are wildly immature and the writing style feels really unnatural. Not for me but I'm sure others will like it.
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
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
I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley, however all opinions are my own.
So the reason I wanted to read this is genuinely because the synopsis sounded so interesting and funny so I applied for it. Friends, I'm so grateful I got to read this book before it was out. First off, this book was such a funny read (in the moments that it wasn't about what was happening to our main character). I have never read a book which genuinely felt like I was part of the inside jokes and spent most of the time giggling whilst reading. There were so many references you could only get from living in a bit of a "rougher" neighbourhood in England and I loved every moment of it. This book had me constantly wanting more and has been the first book in a while that I actually got through in 3 days because I could just not put it down. The chapters were short and really flowed well so this was such an easy read. I loved switching between the past (1 year before) and the present and it made it so much easier to get to know each and every character and fall in love with them. I was not expecting any of the twists that came within the story and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one. I would 100% recommend this to anyone who wants a good comedic thriller and I will definitely be picking up a physical copy of this book when it comes out, as well as looking up L.M. Chilton's other books when I get the chance to!
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies, is a mystery thriller centred on Kirby Cornell, who after leaving behind a massive secret receives a text from her friend Esme, who has been dead for the last year.
It is a quick read with characters full of personality and a pretty good mystery, that will leave you guessing until the end. However, I do feel that the two different timelines made it a little hard to follow. I also felt it was a little reference heavy at times.
I would recommend this book to readers that are looking for a fast-paced, funny mystery.
Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for this ARC.
It is a quick read with characters full of personality and a pretty good mystery, that will leave you guessing until the end. However, I do feel that the two different timelines made it a little hard to follow. I also felt it was a little reference heavy at times.
I would recommend this book to readers that are looking for a fast-paced, funny mystery.
Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for this ARC.