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cherry__tomatoes's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I loved the character and the slow burn romance. I loved the world building and the mysterious question, of who is truly devious? I just felt like the book focused on the character growth of the main character and not really on the details or the real mystery at hand. If you compare this book to other books in the same genre and tropes it doesn't really compare to them such as books like, A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, The Inheritance Games, and Ace Of Spades. If you take the time with these books there's enough evidence in them to solve the murder yourself, where as in this book it felt like the mystery was just an afterthought and the main character and her life were more important. To sum it up, this book as a murder mystery book doesn't do it for me, but as a book following the life of a teenager moving to a new, mysterious school then it really does it for me. I have high hopes that hopefully the second book in this series is more murder-mystery based now that we know a lot about the main and supporting characters. Another plus I liked about this book, was the plot twists, the surprise deaths and revisiting of dead people. Like I said, compared to other books this one just doesn't compare, but on its own its quite a good read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
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