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bookwormmelissa's review against another edition
2.0
Thanks to Roaring Brook Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to publication. I was interested in reading this because I like mysteries and I loved Lumberjanes. This book is about a high school boy who is killed late one night. The story is told from the point of view of the ghost of the boy, Todd, and the sister of one of his classmates, Georgia. I liked Georgia's chapters much better - the chapters told by Todd were very strange, like they were trying to accomplish too much. This could have been a better book if told from the POV of some of the other kids or even the detectives. The author also used a capital letters for emphasis quite a bit, which was distracting. There is a good LGBTQ storyline, and the mystery itself was interesting, but the writing from Todd's POV fell flat for me.
isaac_c's review against another edition
3.0
I've enjoyed some of Mariko Tamaki's graphic novel writing, but this felt a little lackluster.
It's not bad necessarily, but it felt like I was reading a middle-grade book despite this being YA. The simplicity of its writing and structure felt at odds with the subject matter the whole way through.
It's not bad necessarily, but it felt like I was reading a middle-grade book despite this being YA. The simplicity of its writing and structure felt at odds with the subject matter the whole way through.
bibliobrandie's review against another edition
4.0
Good, fast-paced murder mystery. Sort of meh ending but students are enjoying it.
jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
YA Murder mystery told from 2 alternating POVs...one is the ghost of the victim.
YA Murder mystery told from 2 alternating POVs...one is the ghost of the victim.
akiananda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
rorunyon96's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
4.0
virgilvenus's review against another edition
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
1.0
1.5/5
I found this ok. I loved Todds pov but I feel like the book was missing something.
I found this ok. I loved Todds pov but I feel like the book was missing something.
hobbitinn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25