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Three months after the events of #Murdertrending, the survivors are still hiding out due to threats on their lives, & they can't believe that a new reality show based on the now dead serial killers called 'Who Wants to be a Painiac?' is about to get up & running. Meanwhile, 17-year-old Becca Martinello's mum, Ruth, died recently in a car accident. At the funeral, Becca spots a strange girl taking photos & this girl also appears to following her at school.

Becca decides to confront her & finds out her name is Stef & she tells Becca that she is there to get proof that Ruth was none other than Molly Mauler. Becca doesn't believe a word but decides to help Stef whilst secretly plotting to destroy any evidence. The two girls decide to audition for the new show to try & track down new leads. The show is supposed to be non-lethal, but when several of the auditioners disappear & Becca witnesses an undercover agent get shot & killed, they realise that they've been lied to & all their lives are at stake.

This one wasn't quite as gripping as the first book, but it's still a pacy read with bodies dropping left, right & centre. There's also an enemies-to-lovers subplot & the original survivors pop up in several chapters which was nice as I didn't warm to the new characters in this one.

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aclopez6's review against another edition

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4.0

It's like watching a popular YA dystopian movie...while not a masterpiece, I enjoyed it and want to read the third book. Would not be eager to add to a classroom library though--bit too much gore

loureadz's review against another edition

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4.0

im only giving this book 4 stars because i guessed one of the plot twists and it made me cry. lolz.

hrose95's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rachiiebookworm2710's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Great sequel, these books are a fun read 😅😅

4/5

sea_caummisar's review against another edition

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4.0

So I didn't enjoy the sequel as much as the first, but I still liked it. This one seemed way more action based and at times I felt like the story was dragging. Overall, I'm glad I read it. The big 'AHA' moment wasn't as 'AHA' as in #murdertrending, but it was still pretty cool. Now I just need to decide if I'm going to read the third and final story of the series

justlily's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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