I really did love this novel, the outline for it was amazing - like saw meets the breakfast club meets escape room meets an Agatha Christie novel. I liked the back and forth from the past and present time between chapters - it gave a nice flow to the story and gave more depth to the characters.
I liked that the characters were all different from each other, and the same in the sense they were all trying to get into good schools by doing whatever it takes.
It was a quick read, with an easy flow that didn't really lull at all. Kept me guessing for a bit and the suspense was there all they way through, along with the question "is this real" as I turned chapter after chapter waiting for more secrets and revelations.

I did kind of figure out who it was before the reveal (albeit only a chapter or two before, so it wasn't a big deal) but looking back it did get more obvious as time went on. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as I hate when it's glaringly obvious half way through because it ruins the book, so i wasnt mad when I figured out it could only be ONE person the last 20 percent.
I would have loved to give this 5 stars, I really would, but the ending left me a bit... dissatisfied. Like what happened? What were the consequences? I feel there was all this build up about futures and I'll never get to know.

HOWEVER. That is not to say this was a bad novel. I really really enjoyed it and I would reccomend it to anyone who loves a bit of a mystery. And I'll be picking up the authors future novels as well.