Reviews tagging 'Death'

Summer Rental by Rektok Ross

6 reviews

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide, Outing, Death, Torture, Bullying, and Classism

ilaxaria's review

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Classism, and Outing

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

haleea's review

medium-paced

3.0

a quick, fun read. i did not guess the twist at all! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Bullying, Murder, and Death

bookingwithjanelle's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This YA thriller was quick and easy to read. I was fully absorbed into the storyline & couldn't put it down until I could figure out who the bad guy was. Spoiler, I didn't find out until I read the twist. Some of the characters are relatable in that we have all (at one point) molded ourselves into something we aren't to fit in. Whether its lying about how much money we have or hiding our true feelings. This book takes that to the max, resulting in a disturbing chaos of lies, backstabbing, and murder. All the relationships in this book are built on mistrust, lies, and fakeness. It was bound to come crashing down sooner or later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

shanny's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Murder, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Classism

trippyotter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I won't lie... The beginning of the story gave me Jersey Shore feels, but I loved everything about the book!

The underlined tension umoung the group, the secrets and lies, tearing them apart. 

And the suspense?! It was the best part! 

I wasn't surprised to discover who the murderer was, but once all the secrets started to unravel and everyone's actions?! It was such a messy and tragic brilliance that I can't wait to read Rektok's next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Medical trauma, Violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Classism, Gore, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, and Grief