kaitlyns_library 's review for:

When We Were Monsters by Jennifer Niven

3.5

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I love a YA thriller/mystery dark academia book and was so excited to read this one. Jennifer Niven was an author whose books I read as a teen and I was excited to revisit with her latest release. This one had some elements that I really enjoyed and find myself hooked in. But, there were some things that fell flat, like the ending. Also, as a teacher and someone who’s entered their mid-late 20s, I really get uncomfortable with sex scenes in a YA book. Like I’m not naïve and know what teenagers get up to, but I appreciate a fade to black over some detail in scenes with teenagers.