Reviews

Dig Two Graves by Gretchen McNeil

marvelouspyt's review against another edition

4.0

Title:Dig Two Graves
Author: Gretchen McNeil
Format: Audiobook

Quick Take: Neve Lanier, after being betrayed by her best friend Yasmin, attends a girl's empowerment camp where she falls under the spell of the manipulative Diana who kills Yasmin in exchange for Neve murdering her stepbrother, whom Neve has fallen for.

Thoughts: Gretchen McNeil is one of my favorite authors, so I usually love what she writes and Dig Two Graves was no different. I do have a bias but this was a good book. The twists and turns were great and the characters were actually developed pretty well (though not as well as they could have been) for a such quick read. The overall plot has been done before but McNeil did put her own little spin to it and I think it turned out pretty good.

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

lindsey123's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

another_flanders's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

tonya_barr's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

kellsbells374's review

3.0

This was interesting and kept my attention. I wish the plot had been tightened up a bit and I wish the main character hadn't been so "I'm not like other girls." There were some holes in the story and the logic. But overall it was a solid read.

ashwhit2024's review

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book was definitely a whirlwind of emotions! Trying to understand what is happening with Neve was great and the interactions she had with all of the other characters was pretty cool as well. Gretchen McNeil can write an amazing murder plot! I really enjoyed the fact that they brought in Alfred Hitchcock books into the plot. While I did enjoy the book, I feel like over all I just couldn’t get behind how the plot unfolded.

alexashines's review

I don’t think I started it

bookstobarbells's review

3.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Disney for the ARC of this book in exchange for a review.

I really wanted to like this more than I did. The book opens with an interesting premise and a big question in the air, so I assumed as it went forward, it would keep with the pace and reveal. However, as it moved forward, I found myself less engaged and more annoyed with the characters than anything else.

I really wanted to like Neve, but I didn't. I just was not able to connect with her, which is why it was harder to stay on board as the plot moved forward. The rest of the characters were not much better either. It felt as if the author didn't understand each enough to have them well developed and solidified in the story.

I also felt like there were a lot of plot holes. Things would take place and I'd be looking back to see what I may have missed or not understood, but was never able to clear it up. I don't want to go into too many specifics as it is a thriller, but I felt it wasn't well developed.

Overall, this is just a meh reading for me. More of a 2.5 than a 3, but the beginning made me round up.

ashley_po's review

3.0

I received a free audio version of this book thanks to NetGalley. The book started out like any good YA book does, and so I thought maybe I was confused by the title. The main character was kind of unlikeable, but in that way that is just a semi self centered teenager - so that was fine. Once the story really got going though...it was fast-paced and kept me interested. But I also found that...once I put it down, I wasn't in a huge hurry to pick it back up. There were portions of back story that were alluded to a lot, but were never really fully explained - and they were interesting, so I wish they had been more front and center. Portions of the story were just a little too hard to believe plausible, hence the three star rating. But, I would totally still put it on my classroom shelves. I think a lot of kids would really enjoy it.

trisha_thomas's review

2.0

I was excited to read this one because it sounded like something I would absolutely love. But somehow this just did not work for me. The characters felt flat, the plot never grabbed me. The beginning moved so slow I wasn't sure what the plot even was. Once at the camp, it just never picked up and got moving. I wish I'd liked this one.

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Edelweiss. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.