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ellalafontant's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
3.25
moeboutuncoated's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction and Bullying
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness and Excrement
melinda_and_her_books's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this book but I think the drugs in the book is keeping me from giving it 5 stars. As someone who had a Mom as a drug addict I don't care to read much about drug use. Especially in a YA book. I found this book interesting though and the narrator did a good job. I feel like it kind of left off on a cliff hanger which makes you want to read the next one but it's also annoying because you have to wait.
amandalyn's review
4.0
Once again, Mindy McGinnis does not mess around. Not for a single second. I feel like she can just so perfectly capture the absolutely screwed up things that teenage girls do to each other, and you feel it in your gut (at least if you’ve been a teenage girl) the whole way through the novel. Her stories are all so unique and this one did not disappoint. I loved the Poe parallels, though some of the Cat chapters were more confusing than anything. I would have given this five stars if some of them had been left out or a little more clear. This whole book was dark and gritty, some parts hard to read even, but It really hit something in me and I loved it. I don’t think there’s a book I won’t love by this author.
megrum22's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
daniwantsalibrary's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
smartinez9's review
4.0
Well, I just read this whole duology in one sitting, and it was worth it. The Poe references are both abundant and sometimes subtle, making this more of an encapsulation of the icky eerie wrong feeling his writing gives you then a strict retelling, making it a more sincere and effective homage. Truly unhinged.
cmdufresne's review
2.0
Things that did not work for me AT ALL:
1. Takes more time to get through than passes in the book because it's basically a million flashbacks.
2. Supposed to be a thriller, but is so slow and detailed there is nothing "thrilling" about it.
3 - 1000. Chapters from the POV of a poetic panther who can see ghosts, possibly time shift, and wants to kill everyone. (I seriously can't with the panther monologs.)
Things that I liked:
Well......it's a book..... so it has that going for it.....
1. Takes more time to get through than passes in the book because it's basically a million flashbacks.
2. Supposed to be a thriller, but is so slow and detailed there is nothing "thrilling" about it.
3 - 1000. Chapters from the POV of a poetic panther who can see ghosts, possibly time shift, and wants to kill everyone. (I seriously can't with the panther monologs.)
Things that I liked:
Well......it's a book..... so it has that going for it.....
caszriel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
The short review: so unhinged but I loved it. The long(er) review: I'm unfamiliar with the Edgar Allan Poe that this is inspired by (and don't want to look it up until I finish the duology) but this book drew me in instantly. Two convincing, contrasted characters (I'll admit I laughed at the first "Cat" perspective chapter, the audiobook narrator did a great job though) and underneath all the beautifully portrayed themes of a small town where your last name is what matters the most, a story of former best friends whose lives changed irrevocably after one fateful night.