Review by daniellereadslikealot_ - The One That Got Away with Murder

daniellereadslikealot_ 's review for:

The One That Got Away with Murder by Trish Lundy

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m not sure how I feel about this one. On one hand, I was very invested to see what the ending would be and definitely was surprised by it. I liked the main character a lot and enjoyed her POV. There were a lot of twists and turns that certainly kept me guessing. One the other hand, there were a lot of sub plot that were brought up that kind of felt forgotten about that I was interested to see fleshed out. Also, as surprising an ending as it was, I felt mostly ehhhhh about it. I felt like there was no explanation as to why this person did what they did. It was just “Oh, this person is the killer! That’s all!” I think if there had been more of an explanation, I would have been more satisfied with the book as a whole. I still had some fun reading it though. It had some strong season 1 Riverdale vibes which I’m always here for. Overall, a middle of the pack YA thriller for me.

TW: murder, drug use, fire, fire injury, underage drinking, sexual assault

Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co for a digital reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

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