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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oooooo the suspense! Is this great literature? Hell no! Did it keep me on the edge of my seat? Hell yes! This was a gritty tale of revenge and even with some plot holes and some reallys?? the story had me hooked.
Would give to anyone, but story is meant for older teen and has language.
Would give to anyone, but story is meant for older teen and has language.
um, huh… this was a crazy ride. the human POVs were fine (for the most part). the animal POV, though? confusing and really… unnecessary? the ending was a shock. not what i expected certainly and pretty disturbing. up till then (aside for the weird animal POV), the story had been gripping and really kept me engaged. the freaky ending definitely lowered this books overall score for me though. not this author’s best work, IMO.
Super creepy mashup of Cask of Amontillado, Masque of the Read Death, and Hop Frog—just, you know, with adultery, secrets, lies, mean girls, and Oxy.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I maybe shrieked a little when I saw this ARC on my shelf. I LOVE ALL THINGS Mindy McGinnis.
This extremely fucked up and at times brutally gory story is told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of former best friends Tress and Felicity with occasional poetic insight from a panther (which sounds bananas, but is seriously excellent).
Tress is "Cask of Amontillado"-ing (sure, it can be a verb) Felicity to find out what happened the night her parents disappeared, destroying her life and leaving her with nothing but a drunk grandpa, a filthy trailer, and the world's jankiest, most depressing roadside zoo. Both girls are complicated, messed up characters, which is something McGinnis excels at -- no flinching away from the dark side of girls, friendship, families, and the many, many gross things that can happen to bodies. The ending was perfection, and I am officially dying to read the second book.
THANK YOU to NetGalley and Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins for the ARC.
This extremely fucked up and at times brutally gory story is told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of former best friends Tress and Felicity with occasional poetic insight from a panther (which sounds bananas, but is seriously excellent).
Tress is "Cask of Amontillado"-ing (sure, it can be a verb) Felicity to find out what happened the night her parents disappeared, destroying her life and leaving her with nothing but a drunk grandpa, a filthy trailer, and the world's jankiest, most depressing roadside zoo. Both girls are complicated, messed up characters, which is something McGinnis excels at -- no flinching away from the dark side of girls, friendship, families, and the many, many gross things that can happen to bodies. The ending was perfection, and I am officially dying to read the second book.
THANK YOU to NetGalley and Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins for the ARC.