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A review by chessakat
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So first up: you are going to probably hate *almost* everyone in this book. If that is not your flavor (it's not my favorite flavor, but I can tolerate it occasionally), I just wanted you to know that going in.
This is a multi-POV suspense novel set in a rich private high school. I think I read that and assumed boarding school, but it is not, in case that matters to you. Folks start getting poisoned and/or dying and multiple people could have done it! But who? That is the main driving plot point.
I liked it fine? It was fine. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. A few things were surprising in the end, and there was a decent amount of tension spread throughout. But so many of the characters were just despicable (or the mainly despicable ones were given so much POV time) that it just sort of left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
This is a multi-POV suspense novel set in a rich private high school. I think I read that and assumed boarding school, but it is not, in case that matters to you. Folks start getting poisoned and/or dying and multiple people could have done it! But who? That is the main driving plot point.
I liked it fine? It was fine. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. A few things were surprising in the end, and there was a decent amount of tension spread throughout. But so many of the characters were just despicable (or the mainly despicable ones were given so much POV time) that it just sort of left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Stalking