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wondernikel's review
1.0
Whelp, this is the first of AF's novels I just couldn't do...I don't know if it was the cryptic YA poems or the greedy, family melodrama but this one isn't for me!
zanosgood's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
3.0
thepaperbackplanner's review
2.0
Welcome to a new episode of "Emily got this audiobook for a road trip!" Great news: This time, we actually listened to it on the drive!! Unfortunately, that's kind of all the good news I have on this one 😬 Here's the deal. The description and blurbs for this book all immediately mention Christie's "And Then There Were None," which I have read, so I was primed to immediately guess some story beats. And then I guessed the big twist about a quarter of the way through the audiobook. So I spent the rest of the time just waiting to see how the things I predicted would play out. Some other things that frustrated me about this book:
-Slowww early pacing (both my passengers fell asleep lol).
-Lots of volume/tone shifts in the audiobook, which were hard to deal with in the car.
-Overly repetitive writing, even in a genre when it's necessary to remind readers about clues and red herrings.
Of course, I still listened to the whole book. And there were some things I liked — there was a GREAT dog. But overall, I was not super impressed or thrilled by this novel.
-Slowww early pacing (both my passengers fell asleep lol).
-Lots of volume/tone shifts in the audiobook, which were hard to deal with in the car.
-Overly repetitive writing, even in a genre when it's necessary to remind readers about clues and red herrings.
Of course, I still listened to the whole book. And there were some things I liked — there was a GREAT dog. But overall, I was not super impressed or thrilled by this novel.
leather89's review
adventurous
dark
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
celenaalbritton's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
bgeasman's review
5.0
Read it within two days! Didn’t want to put down the book as it was that good!
hsage21's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Infidelity, Blood, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Murder, and Suicide
cepayola's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0