A review by caddiemortes
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really good and suspenseful book! I absolutely love Samantha Downing’s writing style and this book had me hooked from the start. I was so mad when Fallon died, I really wanted her and Zach to work together. I also wish we had seen more of Allison and maybe got her point of view during one chapter. One of the biggest things that’s missing for me though was Teddy’s reaction to his reputation being tarnished. The last we get of his point of view is him believing he won and I wanted him to realize he lost. Although, I think the point is that he never would’ve thought that because he doesn’t see himself as he is, which is a horrible person and teacher. For my fan cast, I’m thinking Milo Manheim or Louis Partridge as Zach and Penn Badgley or Jesse Eisenberg as Teddy.