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megmccreery's review
- 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? N/A
3.5
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
xlaurareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Suicide
wanderonwards's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Murder
Moderate: Excrement, Suicide, Vomit, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia
nbreezy17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, and Transphobia
danileah07's review
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Drug abuse, Blood, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Homophobia
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The character development was more in finding out their backgrounds than the character’s really changing much. My favorite character was Manny for sure, he just seemed to be a genuinely nice guy.
I would recommend this book to both those new to mystery thrillers and to those who read a lot of them!
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Drug use, Suicide, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
luminareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was so much, I kept reading and reading, I couldn't put it down. It had so many plot twists, and every one of them was a twist. The pace was high, and it was consistent which can be hard sometimes. I'm a big Karen McManus fan but honestly, this was better than any of hers, which is a huge compliment because I love Karen's work. And that ending? While it wasn't super satisfying, it was a surprise and that's what matters for a mystery.
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I actually gasped at every single death. I was convinced for a while that Graham did it, and then after he died Xander seemed shady too. I never ever would have suspected Celia, the ending was very dramatic. I haven't loved a book like this in a while, and I wish badly that I knew of something this good to pick up next.
My main problem is that the trans character was the first one killed. While I'm mostly sure that this wasn't intentional, this doesn't read great. If any other character was killed first this wouldn't have seemed so off.
Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Gore, Drug use, Death, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Animal death
Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, and Transphobia
caidyn's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Outing
Moderate: Homophobia
sunshine8473773's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Vomit