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lydia_books's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Car accident, and Death of parent
unicornofthesea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, and Violence
goldfishtangerine's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Gun violence
livvmarks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
taylorswiftobsessed's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent
emilymax21's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.75
Extremely enjoyable! I think putting the intended age range in perspective really helps you understand the writing style. It is a YA and about a teenager so some of the more juvenile themes & easily digestible writing makes more sense if you keep that in mind. I feel like plenty of people judge it for the style without accounting for the age range. I think that’s also why some of it was indeed predictable. But a lot of the twists were still surprising which I enjoyed. However I still gave it a 3.75 instead of 4 because I think some of the relationships could’ve been developed better, and the emotions felt a little rushed for certain characters. Hopefully that’s more flushed out in the sequel books.
I totally predicted the Toby/Harry thing. The whole book I knew he had to be more than just an intro character. For a while I wasn’t sure if he was the grandfather who just faked his death, or the son, but still. Maybe it was predictable but idc it’s still a clever way to leave a cliff hanger. I also think Rebecca’s involvement was predicable, but I’m surprised she wasn’t MORE involved. I feel like we didn’t learn enough about her or her relationship with Thea and Emily. Or her obvious mental health issues. Hopefully we get more on that in future books. Also I’m sorry but Tobias Hawthorne is creepy as FUCK for all of this. Keeping track of a 6 year old he met once??? And she just happened to have the same birthday as the girl who died, so she orchestrated his whole damn will around it?? Like Jesus what a weirdo. The epilogue with cancer made me feel bad for him cuz he wasn’t sure he truly mattered to his grandfather too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Stalking
maeveh's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Gun violence and Murder
xomandymoo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
reb_vo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book was an enjoyable read, with the mystery slowly evolving through the story in a way that was easy to follow and made you want to figure it out yourself (spoiler: I didn’t, even though I was convinced I knew the answer to a clue and it turned out I was completely off).
I generally liked the characters, though I feel like there was a lot of focus on how “attractive” Grayson and Jameson were and I didn’t particularly feel like this “being drawn to both brothers” thing was necessary. Obviously, this is a series and I assume that’ll come into play later but it felt a bit overdone in this sort of YA series. That, and I’m generally not a huge fan of love triangles.
The mystery was mostly believable, as far as a 17 year old girl inheriting billions can be. I felt a bit disappointed at the reveal at the end, though. The answers we got to the questions seemed a bit lacklustre after all the build up. HOWEVER, the final twist really got me and left me so shocked and needing more, so I guess it worked to some extent.
I feel like I’ve said more negatives than positives in this review but I really did enjoy myself overall and I definitely will be reading the next book in the series.
NOTE: I started this book on the 9th of March but put it on hold from the 10th to the 14th of March.
I generally liked the characters, though I feel like there was a lot of focus on how “attractive” Grayson and Jameson were and I didn’t particularly feel like this “being drawn to both brothers” thing was necessary. Obviously, this is a series and I assume that’ll come into play later but it felt a bit overdone in this sort of YA series. That, and I’m generally not a huge fan of love triangles.
The mystery was mostly believable, as far as a 17 year old girl inheriting billions can be. I felt a bit disappointed at the reveal at the end, though. The answers we got to the questions seemed a bit lacklustre after all the build up. HOWEVER, the final twist really got me and left me so shocked and needing more, so I guess it worked to some extent.
I feel like I’ve said more negatives than positives in this review but I really did enjoy myself overall and I definitely will be reading the next book in the series.
NOTE: I started this book on the 9th of March but put it on hold from the 10th to the 14th of March.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent