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A review by cleverbean
Rated by Melissa Grey
3.0
----- maybe some minor spoilers ahead but not anything significant -----
there were parts of this book that were good but then other parts were just not great.
First of all, I think having 6 main characters was unnecessary and excessive and it made it hard to keep track of everyone and remember who each individual was, especially at the beginning. This also made it take a long time to get to the actual plot, since it took a long time to introduce everyone, establish their backstory, and reveal what their personal problem was. Some of those problems weren't even resolved by the end of the book, like how Bex still didn't actually want to be a doctor and she hadn't stood up to her parents.
I was a little confused on what the main plot was actually supposed to be, like it started out being about solving the riddle, which ended up leading the characters together, then it was hacking the rating system for one person and then that was about it. The last third of the book was rushed and it left me unsatisfied with a lot of questions, like: who gave everyone the notes and how did they do it? why was the school newspaper stopped? maybe if there was a sequel I wouldn't feel like there were a lot of plot holes, but I don't think there is going to be one.
The answer given in the epilogue to all the questions the six characters have is really vague, pretty much just, "the less you know, the better."
Although I was unsatisfied with the plot, there were some really cute and funny moments with the characters that made me giggle a bit.
overall, the book is worth reading but I think it's far from the best
there were parts of this book that were good but then other parts were just not great.
First of all, I think having 6 main characters was unnecessary and excessive and it made it hard to keep track of everyone and remember who each individual was, especially at the beginning. This also made it take a long time to get to the actual plot, since it took a long time to introduce everyone, establish their backstory, and reveal what their personal problem was. Some of those problems weren't even resolved by the end of the book, like how Bex still didn't actually want to be a doctor and she hadn't stood up to her parents.
I was a little confused on what the main plot was actually supposed to be, like it started out being about solving the riddle, which ended up leading the characters together, then it was hacking the rating system for one person and then that was about it. The last third of the book was rushed and it left me unsatisfied with a lot of questions, like: who gave everyone the notes and how did they do it? why was the school newspaper stopped? maybe if there was a sequel I wouldn't feel like there were a lot of plot holes, but I don't think there is going to be one.
The answer given in the epilogue to all the questions the six characters have is really vague, pretty much just, "the less you know, the better."
Although I was unsatisfied with the plot, there were some really cute and funny moments with the characters that made me giggle a bit.
overall, the book is worth reading but I think it's far from the best