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A lot of issues going on - kids and drugs, marital secrets, kids spying, psychopath exacting revenge, teacher being inappropriate, bullying. It was hard for some time to figure out how two parts of the story fit in. It was really a stretch to make the connection to a rapist from the past.

jnhamm's review against another edition

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mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.25

anna62's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

sydneysreads__'s review against another edition

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1.0

DNF.

pinktink415's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

reuben_books's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

There was a lot going on in this, and I wasn't very convinced by some of it. For the majority of the book, the only storyline that stuck in my brain was Adam's. Until the multiple storylines start to vaguely come together near the end, everything else felt so random and I couldn't keep track of who was who and what info was important. The two main storylines were so disconnected, and for the most part it felt like I was reading two books in one.

I also didn't love that it vilified emos/goths and young adult safe spaces. In reality, the kids getting involved in this kind of thing would be the 'squeaky clean' jocks and cheerleaders, not the introverted alternative crowd.

Not a terrible book, but nothing much to write home about either.

umbrellatrees's review against another edition

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2.0

jumping jesus on a pogo stick, what a convoluted series of events

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